Racism, hate, & jouissance
September 22, 2020
Jouissance & the Other & Racism & Monsterology
Hate is a product of the death drive. … The aggressivity of the mirror stage is based on an ignorance of oneself, the subject projecting onto the
Desire comes from…
May 28, 2020
Lacan & the Other & Desire & Jouissance & Das Ding & Phallus & Object a & Symptom & Sinthome & Book-001
One more note from On Freud’s “Trieb” and the Psychoanalyst’s Desire. Lacan says for desire comes from the Other, and jouissance is located on the
Laurent on “awakening”
May 22, 2020
Monsterology & Lacan & Jouissance & Instinct & Drive & Éric Laurent
I was reading something that Eric Laurent presenter at the XII CONGRESS WORLD ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHOANALYSIS April 13-17, which took place in Buenos
Jouissance is flexible
May 11, 2020
Jouissance & COVID-19
In my newsletter this week, I’ve been writing about how my thoughts on the flexibility of jouissance. This morning I read the following, which is a
Saying too much is asking to be loved
January 23, 2020
Lacan & Bruce Fink & Analyst’s Discourse & Jouissance
Earlier today, in this post, I wrote about the discourse of the analyst being contingent on the analyst saying very little, and what the analyst
Just make a note, don’t (try to) create insight
January 23, 2020
Lacan & Analyst’s Discourse & Jacques-Alain Miller & Jouissance
One of the things I’ve been gathering texts on is how an analyst uses or refrains from using their speech in an analytic session. How the analyst
NIN & Jouissance?
December 28, 2019
Jouissance
It has been a long day, and I’m very tried. To keep myself awake I’m listening to NIN and working away on a few things at the computer. Just a bit
Hot Iron & Cold Iron
December 9, 2019
Jouissance
There is a very cool concept about the ways individuals conduct themselves in combat in Steven Erikson’s fantasy book House of Chains. The general
Something I jotted down after seeing Joker
December 7, 2019
Lacan & Jouissance
This might not make sense to me tomorrow morning…
Forgotten monsters
December 1, 2019
Hauntology & Jouissance
In a blog post about gothic Marxism The LitCritGuy says the following.
At the end of the horror movie, the monster is fought, confronted and