Jacques Lacan, Calum Neill
Jacques Lacan, Calum Neill
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Jacques Lacan
The Basics

Author: Calum Neill

Narrator: Dennis Kleinman

Unabridged: 4 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/30/2024


Synopsis

Jacques Lacan: The Basics provides a clear and succinct introduction to the work of Jacques Lacan, one of the key thinkers of the twentieth century.

Lacan's ideas are applied in the study of the humanities, politics, and psychology, as well as contemporary media and the arts, but their complexity makes them impenetrable to many. This book is unique in explaining the key concepts and context, from Lacan's understanding of psychoanalysis to drive and desire, in an accessible way without diluting them beyond meaning. Examples from popular culture are used throughout to emphasize the ideas being discussed and a full glossary and list of resources encourages additional exploration.

This engaging and accessible text is essential for all those interested in Lacan and his work, as well as students of psychology, psychoanalysis, literature, politics, cultural studies, film studies, and more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kenneth on October 31, 2016

Contains some good articles on psychoanalysis and politics, but don't read this if you're a beginner in Lacanian theory. Too much reference on other theorists and their concepts without properly explaining them or contextualization makes this book a hard read. Better be acquainted first with the phi......more

Goodreads review by Peter on August 12, 2018

Edited by Samo Tomšič and Andreja Zevnik, it is pretty obvious that this book is a product of the Slovenian school that, under the leadership and influence of Slavoj Žižek, has revolutionized Lacan studies during the past couple of decades. I have also previously read Tomšič's The Capitalist Unconsc......more