Seminar Readings
Meetings to discuss one of Jacques Lacan's Seminars.
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Fall 2008 / Spring 2009
Freud’s Papers on Technique (1953–54) By Jacques Lacan Seminar I September 2 Facilitated by Clint Burnham September 16 Facilitated by Clint Burnham IV: The ego and the other; V: Introduction and reply to Jean Hyppolite’s presentation of Freud’s Verneinung; Hyppolite “A Spoken Commentary on Freud’s Verneinung (see Appendix); VI: Discourse analysis and ego analysis; Freud “Negation” [SE XIX 235-9]. September 30 Facilitated by Dave Gaertner The Topic of the Imaginary VII: The topic…
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Fall 2007 / Spring 2008
Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis Elaborated by Hilda Fernandez and Michael McConkey September 18 Background and Influences: Facilitated by Hilda Fernandez As a result of his time and influences, Lacan orchestrated an epistemic movement in the psychoanalytical field that centrally claimed a “return to Freud”. In this session we will discuss how Lacan’s central aphorism, “The unconscious is structured as a language,” is taken from the Freudian unconscious and his concept of a social individual…
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Winter / Spring 2018 Schedule
Joyce and the Sinthome (1975-1976) By Jacques Lacan Seminar XXIII In english, here, or by Comarc Gallagher, part 1, here, and part 2, here. In French, here. THE SPIRIT OF THE NODES January 2, SEMINAR 1: 18 NOVEMBER 1975 On the logical use of the sinthome, or Freud with Joyce facilitator: Ted Byrne January 16, SEMINAR 2: 9 DECEMBER 1975 On what makes a hole in the real facilitator: Oliver Keane January…
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019
Formations of the Unconscious (1957-1958) by Jacques Lacan Seminar V In English, by Jacques-Alain Miller, here, or by Cormac Gallagher, here. In French, by Jacques-Alain Miller, here, or here. Formations of the Unconscious 1. THE FREUDIAN STRUCTURES OF WIT September 4, 2018 I. The Famillionaire / 6November 1957 Faciltator: Paul Kingsbury September 18 II. The Fat-millionaire / 13 November 1957 Faciltator: Oliver Keane October 2 III. The Miglionaire / 20 November 1957 Faciltator: Vivi…
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 Schedule
Seminar XIX (1971-1972) By Jacques Lacan …or worse (…ou pire) In English: by Jacques-Alain Miller, or by Cormac Gallager, here. In French: by Jacques-Alain Miler, or here. 1. OF ONE SEX AND THE OTHER September 10 Seminar XIXa, Gallagher translation / 4 November 1971 The Psychoanalyst’s Knowledge, part 1 Facilitator: Clint Burnham September 24 Seminar XIXa, Gallagher translation The Psychoanalyst’s Knowledge, part 2 / 2 December 1971 Facilitator: Hilda Fernandez October 8 Seminar XIX…
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 Schedule
Fall 2021 / Seminar IX (1961-1962) by Jacques Lacan Identification Translated by Cormac Gallagher 1961-1962 The English translation of Seminar IX: Here The French version of Seminar IX: Here As we begin the Salon in the fall of 2020, we will be maintaining our virtual, zoom-enabled practice for the time being, due to restrictions on gatherings in British Columbia and Simon Fraser University guidelines. Thank you for your patience for those…
