Toward a Feminist Lacanian Left

Toward a Feminist Lacanian Left
Author: Alicia Valdés
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2022-03-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 100055161X

While traditional feminist readings on antagonism have pivoted around the sole axis of sex and/or gender, a broader and intersectional approach to antagonism is much needed; this book offers an innovative, feminist, and discursive reading on the Lacanian concept of sexual position as a way to problematize the concepts of political antagonism and political subjects. Can Lacanian psychoanalysis offer new grounds for feminist politics? This discursive mediation of Lacan's work presents a new theoretical framework upon which to articulate proposals for intersectional political theory. The first part of this book develops the theoretical framework, and the second part applies it to the construction of woman’s identity in European politics and economy. It concludes with notes for a feminist political and economic praxis through community currencies and municipalism. The interdisciplinary approach of this book will appeal to scholars interested in the fields of psychoanalysis, feminisms, and political philosophy as well as multidisciplinary scholars interested in discourse theory, sexuality and gender studies, cultural studies, queer theory, and continental philosophy. Students at master's and PhD level will also find this a useful feminist introduction to Lacanian psychoanalysis, discourse, and gender.

The Marx Through Lacan Vocabulary

The Marx Through Lacan Vocabulary
Author: Christina Soto van der Plas
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2022-04-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000576167

This text explores a set of key concepts in Marxist theory as developed and read by Lacan, demonstrating links and connections between Marxist thought and Lacanian practice. The book examines the complexity of these encounters through the structure of a comprehensive vocabulary which covers diverse areas, from capitalism and communism to history, ideology, politics, work, and family. Offering new perspectives on these concepts in psychoanalysis, as well as in the fields of political and critical theory, the book brings together contributions from a range of international experts to demonstrate the dynamic relationship between Marx and Lacan, as well as illuminating "untranslatable points" which may offer productive tension between the two. The entries trace the trajectory of Lacan’s appropriation of Marx’s concepts and analyses how they were questioned, criticized, and reworked by Lacan, accounting for the wide reach of two thinkers and worlds in constant homology. Each entry also discusses psychoanalytic debates relating to the concept and seeks to refine the clinical scope of Marx’s work, demonstrating its impact on the social and individual dimensions of Lacanian clinical practice. With a practical and structured approach, The Marx through Lacan Vocabulary will appeal to psychoanalysts and researchers in a range of fields, including political science, cultural studies, and philosophy.

Psychoanalysis and the New Rhetoric

Psychoanalysis and the New Rhetoric
Author: Daniel Adleman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000788520

Psychoanalysis and the New Rhetoric: Freud, Burke, Lacan, and Philosophy's Other Scenes is an innovative work that places the fields of psychoanalysis and rhetoric in dynamic resonance with one another. The book operates according to a compelling interdisciplinary conceit: Adleman provocatively explores the psychoanalytic aspects of rhetoric and Vanderwees probes the rhetorical dimensions of psychoanalytic practice. This thoroughly researched text takes a closer look at the "missed encounter" between rhetoric and psychoanalysis. The first section of the book explores the massive, but underappreciated, influence of Freudian psychoanalysis on Kenneth Burke’s "new rhetoric." The book’s second section undertakes sustained investigations into the rhetorical dimensions of psychoanalytic concepts such as transference, free association, and listening. Psychoanalysis and the New Rhetoric then culminates in a more comprehensive discussion of Lacanian psychoanalysis in the context of Kenneth Burke’s new rhetoric. The book therefore serves as an invaluable aperture to the fields of psychoanalysis and rhetoric, including their much overlooked disciplinary entanglement. Psychoanalysis and the New Rhetoric will be of great interest to scholars of psychoanalytic studies, rhetoric, language studies, semiotics, media studies, and communication studies.

The Lacanian Left

The Lacanian Left
Author: Yannis Stavrakakis
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2007-08-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780791473290

Innovative exploration of the relationship of Lacanian psychoanalysis to political and democratic theory.

Theory/Theatre

Theory/Theatre
Author: Mark Fortier
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1040122094

This fully updated and revised fourth edition of Theory/Theatre is a unique and highly engaging introduction to cultural theory as it relates to theatre and performance. It is a comprehensive and accessible examination of current theoretical approaches, from semiotics and poststructuralism, through to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies, queer and feminist theories. Key updates to the new edition include further perspectives and expanded content on: - Technology, audience reception and liveness - Further examinations of feminism, transgender and gender theory, as well as queer theory - Disability studies - Critical Race Theory - Decolonization - Intersectionality - Critical Phenomenology Bringing contemporary voices and examples to light, author Mark Fortier introduces the ways in which established and emerging theories can interact with theatre and performance. This is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of theatre and performance studies.

Jacques Lacan and Feminist Epistemology

Jacques Lacan and Feminist Epistemology
Author: Kirsten Campbell
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2004
Genre: Feminism
ISBN: 9780415300872

Using Lacanian psychoanalysis as a starting point, Campbell examines contemporary feminism's turn to accounts of feminist 'knowing' to create new conceptions of the political.

Beyond Psychoppression

Beyond Psychoppression
Author: Betty McLellan
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781875559336

Betty McLellan surveys the development of psychotherapy and discusses the theory of feminist therapy. She uncovers the oppressiveness of Freudian psychoanalysis, humanistic therapies, lesbian sex therapy, new age and popular psychologies. McLellan explodes myths about women's mental and emotional 'illness'. The book concludes with a feminist therapy that calls for total commitment to action in the world to meet women's needs, both individual and collective.

Iranian Cinema and Philosophy

Iranian Cinema and Philosophy
Author: Farhang Erfani
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012-01-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1137012927

In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as 'other,' different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question.

Between Feminism and Materialism

Between Feminism and Materialism
Author: G. Howie
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2010-10-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230113435

In her latest book, Gillian Howie offers a bold new way to make sense of the relationship between feminist theory and capitalism. This exciting combination of existentialism, phenomenology, and critical theory delivers a proactive feminism ready to respond to the challenges presented by our thoroughly modern times.