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…
“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…
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,…
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 – 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…
News – December 2012
A slightly late recap of the latest news from the Lacanian world in December due to problems with the site. Thanks to all who got in touch - improvements…
News – November 2012
The death of psychoanalyst Thomas Szasz was announced in September. Szasz is best known for being at the forefront of the anti-psychiatry movement, most notably with 1961's The Myth of Mental…
A Story from Lacan’s Practice
This is a wonderful story from Lacan's clinic, as told by Suzanne Hommel, who was in analysis with Lacan in 1974. It gives us a rare insight into Lacan's method and…
News – July 2012
With Lacan Quotidien, the daily Lacanian newsletter, taking a break for the summer to resume in September, news from France has been somewhat scattered. This hiatus does however present the…
Reading Lacan – Where to Start?
A few people have contacted me recently via this site asking for suggestions of what to read, either by way of introduction to Lacan or for an alternative perspective on…