Lectures on Lacan Podcast

The podcast explores Lacanian discourse and the concept of the barred big Other. They discuss the limitations of language and the absence of a meta language. They explore the smallest whole number and its connection to lived experience and poetic fantasy. They also discuss the concept of the absolute book and its relation to the signifying chain. The podcast delves into Lacan's approach to embodying the unconscious through non-sequential connections. They explore the interpretation of a vulgar comment and its connection to Russell's paradox. Lastly, they discuss containment, the state's counting machine, and Lacan's theory of identification.

Here’s the first of seven episodes in our new podcast series on The Logic of Fantasy (Seminar XIV)! Once this podcast series is complete, I’ll add all of our materials on Seminar XIV — lectures, diagrams, readings, and the like — to the Lectures on Lacan Archive. And if you’re eager to join our ongoing discussion of all things Lacanian, be sure to register for our upcoming series on THE OTHER SIDE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS (Seminar XVII)! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Here’s the final episode in our podcast series on THE DRIVE, along with the diagrams we developed in the original session.Click HERE if you’d prefer to access these materials via YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Here’s the penultimate episode in our podcast series on THE DRIVE.Stay tuned for the final episode next week!And click HERE if you’d prefer to access these materials via YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Here’s the second episode in our new podcast series on THE DRIVE. Stay tuned for Episode 3 next week! And click HERE if you’d prefer to access these materials via YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Our lecture series on Seminar XI ended on the topic of THE DRIVE — and with so much still to discuss that I went on to deliver two additional lectures on the topic. The video recordings of these lectures on THE DRIVE are available on YouTube, but I know many of y’all prefer to tune in via audio, so here’s the first installment in a four-part podcast series derived from these lectures, along with the first diagram we worked through in the original sessions. Stay tuned for Episode 2 next week! And click HERE if you’d prefer to access these materials via YouTube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Here’s the final episode in our podcast series on Seminar XI, along with two of the diagrams we discussed in the original session — the second of which, I believe, is crucial for understanding how Lacan concludes this pivotal seminar.If you’d like to access the complete series on Seminar XI, including 8+ hours of video-recorded lectures and a dozen new and expanded diagrams, you can do so HERE. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

The podcast explores Lacanian psychoanalysis and delves into human existence and the shift from symbolic to real. It discusses Lacan's theory on human sexuality, the concept of the lamella, and the relationship between drives, sexuality, and libido. The role of the primary caregiver in interpreting a child's needs and shaping desires is explored. The concept of the lost object and its relation to desire is discussed, along with the structures and voicing of the drive.

This podcast episode explores Lacan's concept of the unconscious, prohibition in child development, temporal pulsations and repression, death in spiritual practices, extreme adventure in late capitalism, the study of non-being in Lacanian psychoanalysis, and the role of language in shaping our identity.

Exploring Lacan's concept of the split subject and repression. Linking past trauma to present reactions. Understanding trauma, repression, and the return of the repressed. Using Fort Daugame to understand repetition. Exploring the subject's split and the privileged object. Exploring the concept of the gaze and its relationship to the eye. Discussing symbolic objects, death, and love.