Alternate Tuesdays

“When the desire of the psychoanalyst meets the desire of the writer, what happens next?” In this event, we will feature the screening of video poetry by Désirée Jung and talk about writing and psychoanalysis. For more info, click here.   This event will be hybrid. Register here.  

In this meeting, Yuya Takeda will first introduce some of the key elements highlighted in conspiracy theories research—with a particular emphasis on the centrality of meaning in this textual genre—and facilitate a discussion.   For more info, here.   This event will be hybrid @SFU Woodwards and online. For online attendance, register here.

When: August 22, 2004 @ 7pm – 9pm Where: SFU Woodwards, Room 2205 (In Person) and on Zoom. Please register here for online participation. For more info, see this page. Dan Adleman will speak about his research into rhetorician Kenneth Burke’s co-optation of Freud’s concept of “identification.” After surveying Burke’s modifications of Freud’s theories of identification, he will bring Burke’s rhetorical approach to identification (and other psychoanalytic concepts) into conversation with Lacan’s understanding of the term.

When: November 19, 2024, at 7pm to 9pm (PST) Where: Hybrid (Zoom) and SFU Woodwards, Room 2205 (In Person) For over a year, the Crossing Paths: Counselling and Psychoanalysis cartel has been meeting to discuss the relationship or non-relationship between the fields of counselling and psychoanalysis. The cartel features a mix of practicing clinical counsellors, psychoanalysts, and some in between. In this alternate Tuesday presentation, we will present individual reflections on our past year of discussions and experiences, and invite others to share their thoughts and responses on this important topic.

When: January 21st, at 7PM to 9PM (Pacific Time) Where: Hybrid (Zoom) and SFU Woodwards, Room 2205 (In person) On this tuesday, Juan Luis de la Mora will facilitate a group discussion on “Science and Truth,” by Jacques Lacan, which can be found on Ecrits. No previous knowledge is required. Please join us in the discussion!