News – April 2013
With the DSM-V, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, due to be published on 22nd May, opposition and concern has been expressed throughout April from all corners of the psy- field (summary here). Whilst Lacanian opposition to the DSM is well-known and well-documented, many other high-profile professionals and institutions have lined up to register their protest. The
“The first great Lacanian text not to be written by Lacan himself” – Reading Miller’s ‘Suture’
Suture is a Lacanian concept, but not a concept of Lacan’s. According to Alain Badiou, Jacques-Alain Miller’s paper, ‘Suture (Elements of the Logic of the Signifier)’ was “the first great Lacanian text not to be written by Lacan himself” (Badiou, ‘A Contemporary Use of Frege’, in Number and Numbers, p.25). In simple terms, the achievement of Miller’s text that
News – March 2013
Vancouver-based Lacan Salon updated its site in March with the remaining schedule of reading groups for 2013. You can also find details on their site of their annual conference, LaConference, which is coming up in June and featuring Paul Verhaeghe as guest speaker. As many will be aware, Verhaeghe is the author of a number of truly excellent books
News – February 2013
Jacques-Alain Miller has recently announced the creation of the International Lacanian Institute (LILI) as the international extension of the Lacan Institute based in Paris. The seven-point declaration announcing this news is worth quoting in full, as it contains news of some surprising but welcome developments: 1. The International Lacanian Institute (LILI) has been created. It is to be the
News – January 2013
Marie-Hélène Brousse is one of the guest speakers at the What Lacan Knew about Women conference being held in Miami from 31st May-2nd June. In this video she gives a preview of her remarks on the subject of Lacan’s theory of femininity in connection with changing model of marriage, as reflected particularly in the US drama ‘The Good Wife’. As
