The link with trauma will become evident much sooner in this chapter, specifically when we discuss the formative role of shared fantasies in social groups and the deteriorating effects that follow the. The online journal of the san francisco society for lacanian studies 2019 paper. For stavrakakis, however, taking into account form and force, symbolic structuration and jouissance, is not only a matter of theoretical sophistication, but also of theoreticopolitical strategy. Disciplines psychoanalysis articles lacanian psychoanalysis. Punctum, object a, and the richterian blur by victor d. Derridean hauntology and lacanianzizekian psychoanalysis in between the lines this article will explore derridean hauntology in relation to the uk. Yannis stavrakakis is mainly known for his explorations of the importance of psychoanalytic theory for contemporary political and cultural analysis and currently serves as associate professor at. These listings presented below as pdf documents contain information on the author, title, subject for the article, journal or website, and url address website for the text. An introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis. Identities, hegemonies and social change and with jason glynos lacan and science. If, in the sexually driven pursuit of pleasure, space and time were transitive.
Lacan was described by noam chomsky who had met him several times as an amusing and perfectly selfconscious charlatan, though his earlier work, precult, was sensible and ive discussed it in print. Nls congress, ghent 2020 orientation text eric laurent. Yannis stavrakakis is associate professor in the department of political science at aristotle university of thessaloniki. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lacan and the political thinking the political. Filling this gap was what lacan later identified as the objet petit a, an irrational source of pleasure converted from the pain of impasse. Lacan and the political thinking the political kindle edition by stavrakakis, yannis. Indeed gramscis take manages to combine the problematics of. Jacques lacan is one of the most challenging and controversial of contemporary thinkers, as well as the most in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An exploration of a new concept in critical political theory. Yannis stavrakakis contends that the lacanian rotation around the unsymbolizable element of experience provides the components of modesty and energy upon which to rebuild the left.
Yannis stavrakakis the lacanian left, 1 an attempt to supplement laclaus and. The other instinct is the death instinct or thanatos, which is the opposite of eros being the force, which makes human beings strive for the inorganic state. The work of jacques lacan is second only to freud in its impact on psychoanalysis. The danger for the lacanian left is that it will regress to feuerback and see the holy family as the real enemy. Having been involved myself in trying to explain lacan from first principles, i appreciated the lucidity and straightforwardness of wollheims presentation. I also share wollheims impatience with lacanian opacities. Yannis stavrakakis contends that the lacanian rotation around the unsymbolizable element of experience provides the components of modesty and energy. The lacanian formula for fantasy 3 was sometimes located in the chest. Neither is it the signifying designation of a species, such as the one we can read on the doors of public toilets gentlemen, ladies.
Lacan and the political thinking the political pdf free download. Psychoanalysis, theory, and politics suny series in psychoanalysis and culture. Populism, antipopulism and crisis yannis stavrakakis. He is the author of lacan and the political 1999, routledge. The approach of the essex school reflects on the shift entailed by this emergent leftwing populism and establishes minimal criteria stavrakakis et al. Fundamentals of psychoanalytic technique, bruce fink norton, 2007 derek hook given its preoccupation with the analysis of textual and symbolic forms as opposed to more overtly psychological types of analysis. In this early stage of lacanian theory, love is regarded as an imaginary passion, an obstacle to analysis because it is based on the idea of. The title of zizeks book refers to marxs rather caustic and dryly humorous addition to hegels reflection that history always repeats itself. A few of you have made some good comments on this, but im still not satisfied. Lacan and the political jacques lacan is now acknowledged as the most influential and original psychoanalytic theorist. This is a field of theoretical and political interventions sharing a common interest in discussing the relevance of lacanianism and psychoanalysis for contemporary theory.
He is author of lacan and the political and coeditor with david howarth and aletta j. Andre patsalides of the university of louvain in belgium would lead a yearly seminar and study groups on topics such as lacans four. This brings us to the political wager of stavrakakis book. But here it is not anatomical difference or marital status that rules the separation. Yannis stavrakakis, aristotle university of thessaloniki, political sciences department, faculty member. First as tragedy, then as farce, the lacanian left. Yannis stavrakakis clearly examines lacans challenging views on time, history, language, alterity, desire and sexuality from a political standpoint. The avowal of the constitutive dialectics between negative and positive is a crucial stake in the way in which the lacanian left concep tualises the act. Lacanian left, according to stavrakakis, and it is in this. Psychoanalysis, theory, politics by yannis stavrakakis isbn.
It is outstanding in its scope and breadth of analysis and by far the best and most learned of what has been written in terms of polemical defence and reflexive reconstruction of. A theory of the subject sisting and developed in the course of his oeuvre. The paper particularly focuses on the notion of desire and jouissance, as it. I ended our episode bemoaning that i feel like i still dont understand this talk of subject as opposed to self. Yannis stavrakakis aristotle university of thessaloniki, greece. Yet his writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style. Thus, stavrakakis does not argue for radical democracy using lacanian theory so much as he takes lacanian theory to be radically democratic on its own. It is the first book to provide an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work as a whole for.
It is the specific feature of patriarchy the law of the hypothesized prehistoric murdered father. Lacan challenged many of freuds ideas of the unconcious and the idego. Lacan and the political by yannis stavrakakis, 1999. Yannis stavrakakis psychoanalysis and society youtube.
The death drive was circular, but the circle had a gap. The book provides an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work for students coming to lacan for the first time. Instead of blocking the singularity of a human story by understanding it in general or social ways, lacanian psychoanalysis focuses on the position from which something is spoken. The ancients were good lacanians in refusing to give the body any metaphoric consolidation.
I maintain that lacans theory of the subject, which is characterised by a void or gap, creates inherent difficulties for a. Beginning as a commentary on the writings of freud, lacanianism developed into a new psychoanalytic theory of humankind, and spawned a worldwide movement of its own it has been argued that. The body was a system for circulating and reordering metonymic. Read the fulltext online edition of lacan and the political 1999. Yannis stavrakakis aristotle university of thessaloniki. Both lro and tlr are publications of the new lacanian school nls and the world association of psychoanalysis wap. Lro is a free, biweekly electronic newsletter in english which publishes contributions addressing the pressing questions of our times. These ideas include traversing the fundamental fantasy, the notion of objet a and the sinthome. Emphasising the clinical basis of lacans work, an introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis is an ideal companion. Thus, what is stavrakakiss political position is implicitly cast as a neutral point of in. Over the last ten to fifteen years, psychoanalysis, and especially lacanian theory, has emerged as one of the most important resources in the ongoing reorientation of contemporary political theory and critical analysis. And, what is more, one must conceive of that object relations theory as a theory of the subject. Jacques lacan is another person who dabbled in psychooanalysis just like freud.
For instance, juliet mitchell says in her book psychoanalysis and feminism. Many current discourses on the other are taking an extremely pessimistic and bleak view of relations among human beings, returning to the hobbesian view of homo homini lupus a human is a wolf to a fellowhuman. Yannis stavrakakis, giorgos katsambekis, alexandros kioupkiolis, nikos. In the spirit of the previous chapter, i will now turn towards the place of the lacanian category of the real in the field of politics. Lacan and the political thinking the political kindle. Lacanianism is the study of, and development of, the ideas and theories of the dissident french psychoanalyst jacques lacan. Some authors notably said, 1985, 1994 have argued that western identity and culture are fundamentally forged by an othering logic, one that dehumanizes or devalues other. His influence on contemporary social and cultural theory means he cannot reasonably be ignored homer, 2005, p. Lacans work must be read as presupposing the entire content of.
That focus is what motivates the psychoanalysts interventions and interpretations, it is the core of all change and dynamics, it is the way in which the subjects. Lacanian theory has reached far beyond the consulting room to engage with such diverse disciplines as literature. For the libidinal economy cannot solely be regarded as an object relation. Studies lacanian psychoanalysis, political science, and social psychology. Laclau, chantal mouffe, jean baudrillard, yannis stavrakakis, david howarth, renata salecl, jason glynos, aletta norval, alain badiou and saul newman, there is a central set of motifs and claims which mark out a distinct tradition within contemporary political thought. Cambridge core political theory the lacanian left by yannis stavrakakis skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. It is the first book to provide an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work as a whole for students coming to lacan the work of jacques lacan is second only to freud in. Whilst freuds theory was itself inherently social craib, 1994, lacan is often credited with the most radical development of psychoanalysis in respect to our understanding of society and politics e. Please note that we are incorporating the dates of presentation for the texts of jacquesalain. Psychoanalysis, theory, politics yannis stavrakakis in recent years psychoanalysis especially lacanian theory has been gradually acknowledged as a vital resource in the ongoing reorientation of contemporary political theory and analysis. Jacques lacans thinking revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and had a major impact in fields as diverse as film studies, literary criticism, feminist theory and philosophy. From a lacanian psychoanalytic point of view, for example, it is possible to.
Genius, as etymology suggests, circulated between the head and the knees. Yannis stavrakakis studied political science at panteion university. A member of the essex school of discourse analysis, he is mainly known for his explorations of the importance of psychoanalytic theory freud and lacan for contemporary political and cultural analysis and for his discourse studies on populism. Download this pdf file international journal of zizek studies. It is the first book to provide an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work as a whole for students coming to lacan for the first time. The san francisco society for lacanian studies was founded in the mid 1980s by a group of bay area clinicians and scholars interested in bringing lacans theories into clinical practice. He is currently associate professor at the school of political sciences, aristotle university of thessaloniki. American conservatives combine moralism and pragmatism, moderation and. Theory and politics in organization 2007 link to publication citation for published version apa. Lacanian analysis or how to come to forbidden fruit gillian straker the paper explores a number of lacanian ideas that the author has found to be clinically useful. Stavrakakis the lacanian left is a virtual diatribe on the necessity and perhaps the impossibility of antiutopian radicalism. Psychoanalysis, theory, and politics suny series in psychoanalysis and culture stavrakakis, yannis on. Yannis stavrakakis studied political science at panteion university athens and discourse analysis at essex and has worked at the universities of essex and nottingham.
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