Jacques Lacan Today
I’ll be going to this one, as the speakers are excellent and it is Lacan specific (my favourite!). It is very cheap for full time students, only £35. Bargain for 1.5 days of Lacan!
JACQUES LACAN TODAY
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May 2010
Cruciform Building, University College London
Jacques Lacan was a revolutionary figure of the twentieth century. As a clinician his ability to “make do” with a poor explanation led him to consider and explore all models available and in turns he used biological psychiatry, genetic psychology, philosophy, structural liguistics, anthropology and even mathematics to cross-fertilise psychoanalysis. The result was extraordinary and its richness has attracted students in fields far from psychoanalysis.
Unfortunately, the controversies surrounding his working life and the strong passions that he engendered in his followers and detractors have made it quite difficult to discover what he actually said: Lacan became mythologised, even during his lifetime. The twentieth century is now long gone and it is reasonable to reassess Lacan’s work away from the passions that may have blurred the judgement of many. Was it worth it? This conference will aim to demonstrate that Lacan’s work is still surprisingly modern and more importantly, useful. Clinicians engaged in the arduous task of treating patients, academics and even artists find in Lacan tools to improve their practice.
The conference will be divided into three sections aimed at different groups. The first session will be directed towards those who are curious to learn more about Lacan but are true beginners. Speakers in this session will explore some central aspects of Lacanian theory. In the second session, academics from different disciplines will explain Lacan’s continuing relevance within their field of practice. The third session will be directed towards practitioners and will explore the use of Lacanian concepts within a clinical setting.
Speakers will include: Lionel Bailly (University College London), Bernard Burgoyne (Middlesex University), Kirsten Campbell (Goldsmiths, University of London), Lorenzo Chiesa (University of Kent), Jason Glynos (University of Essex), John Phillips (National University of Singapore) and Alain Vanier (Universite Paris VII)
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