Stavrakakis the lacanian left is a virtual diatribe on the necessity and perhaps the impossibility of antiutopian radicalism. Cambridge core political theory the lacanian left by yannis stavrakakis skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The paper particularly focuses on the notion of desire and jouissance, as it. Javascript is disabled please follow these instructions. Lacanian definition of lacanian by the free dictionary. Yannis stavrakakis studied political science at panteion university athens and discourse analysis at essex and has worked at the universities of essex and nottingham. It is the first book to provide an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work as a whole for students coming to lacan the work of jacques lacan is second only to freud in. He is the author of lacan and the political 1999, routledge. Psychoanalysis, theory, and politics suny series in psychoanalysis and culture stavrakakis, yannis on. Psychoanalysis, theory, politics by yannis stavrakakis. Its construction of a european people against an international elite raises questions about the potentials of populism beyond the nationstate. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. By examining a wide variety of case studies, yannis stavrakakis has highlighted this ability of desire and fantasy to unleash libidinal investment, which could be seen in terms of an enjoyment structured in fantasies stavrakakis 2006, p.
Lacanianism is the study of, and development of, the ideas and theories of the dissident french psychoanalyst jacques lacan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. First as tragedy, then as farce, the lacanian left. In yannis stavrakakiss the lacanian left 2007 this antiutopianism slides towards a left reformism, in which the emphasis on constitutive lack prevents any thinking of transformation. French psychiatrist who was an early adherent and interpreter of freuds theories in france, but whose own theoretical and.
The first volume, originally titled lacanian compass, was published from 2004 until 2011. Javascript is required for this site to function correctly, follow the relevant set of instuction to enable. Lacan and the political yannis stavrakakis national. Ian parkers revolution in psychology 2007 presents a bracing but reductive polemic, in which psychology and psychoanalysis seem to function as mere. Yannis stavrakakis clearly examines lacans challenging views on time, history, language, alterity, desire and sexuality from a political standpoint. Richard kleins interesting and scholarly pages on psychoanalysis from freud to lacan and beyond. A collaborative project presented in a wiki format.
Populism, antipopulism and crisis yannis stavrakakis. Yet his writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style. Our involvement in different action research projects brought us into contact with many of the people who were the basis for these caricatures. The imaginary is the field of images and imagination, and deception. It is the first book to provide an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work as a whole for students coming to lacan for the first time. Lacan and the political thinking the political kindle edition by stavrakakis, yannis. Yannis stavrakakis is mainly known for his explorations of the importance of psychoanalytic theory for contemporary political and cultural analysis and currently serves as. This is a field of theoretical and political interventions sharing a common. Over the last ten to fifteen years, psychoanalysis, and especially lacanian theory, has emerged as one of the most important resources in the ongoing reorientation of contemporary political theory and critical analysis. His books include lacan and the political 1999 and the lacanian left 2007.
This book by yannis stavrakakis has several central aims. An introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis provides a unique source of reference for psychoanalysts in training and in practice. He is currently associate professor at the school of political sciences, aristotle university of thessaloniki. Placing lacans ideas in their clinical context, the dictionary is also an ideal companion for readers in other disciplines. Yannis stavrakakis, giorgos katsambekis, alexandros kioupkiolis, nikos. A seemingly neverending deregulated sprawl,1 houston is a capitalist city par excellence. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Essays on psychoanalysis and politics ebook written by yannis stavrakakis. The book provides an overview of the social and political implications of lacans work for students coming to lacan for the first time.
Lacanian synonyms, lacanian pronunciation, lacanian translation, english dictionary definition of lacanian. Review of yannis stavrakakis, the lacanian left 117 yannis stavrakakis, the lacanian left, edinburgh. No subject is an online archive and encyclopedia of information related to lacanian psychoanalysis. Emphasising the clinical basis of lacans work, an introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis is an ideal companion. Towards a spatial critique yannis stavrakakis, 2011. Yannis stavrakakis is associate professor in the department of political science at aristotle university of thessaloniki. He is author of lacan and the political and coeditor with david howarth and aletta j. Jacques lacans thinking revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and had a major impact in fields as diverse as film studies, literary criticism, feminist theory and philosophy. Lacan and the political yannis stavrakakis routledge london 1999. It is outstanding in its scope and breadth of analysis and by far the best and most learned of what has been written in terms of polemical defence and reflexive reconstruction of. The lacanian left by yannis stavrakakis cambridge university press.
Lacan and the political by yannis stavrakakis, 1999. The work of jacques lacan is second only to freud in its impact on psychoanalysis. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The lacanian left psychoanalysis, theory, politics. In this regard, the book also argues that there is a lacanian.
Historical materialism research in critical marxist eory. Theory and politics in organization 2007 link to publication citation for published version apa. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lacanian left. The potentials and difficulties of transnational populism. Alain badious most recent book in english is cinema 20.
Beginning as a commentary on the writings of freud, lacanianism developed into a new psychoanalytic theory of humankind, and spawned a worldwide movement of its own it has been argued that. Lacanian analysis or how to come to forbidden fruit gillian straker the paper explores a number of lacanian ideas that the author has found to be clinically useful. Psychoanalysis, theory, politics yannis stavrakakis in recent years psychoanalysis especially lacanian theory has been gradually acknowledged as a vital resource in the ongoing reorientation of contemporary political theory and analysis. Ives historical materialism 17 2009 3 30 position of common sense and why it is that the process cannot, for gramsci, be directed from a position outside of common sense or why order and. At the very least, it could serve as an introduction to lacan in political and social theory. The lacanian left download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Yannis stavrakakis, aristotle university of thessaloniki. Yannis stavrakakis even reads a protolacanian formulation in milgrams assessment on the source in authority. An introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis. These ideas include traversing the fundamental fantasy, the notion of objet a and the sinthome. Americas fourthlargest citys defacto, haphazard zoning policies and multiple downtown cores have longfascinated urban geographers. Dylan evans trained as a lacanian psychoanalyst in buenos aires, london and paris. In recent years psychoanalysis especially lacanian theory has been gradually acknowledged as a vital resource in the ongoing reorientation of contemporary political theory and analysis.
Laclau, chantal mouffe, jean baudrillard, yannis stavrakakis, david howarth, renata salecl, jason glynos, aletta norval, alain badiou and saul newman, there is a central set of motifs and claims which mark out a distinct tradition within contemporary political thought. Pdf politics and the unconscious an interview with ernesto laclau. Lacan thought that the relationship created within the mirror stage between the ego and the reflected image means that the ego and the imaginary order itself are places of radical alienation. This is a field of theoretical and political interventions sharing a common interest in discussing the relevance of lacanianism and psychoanalysis for contemporary theory. Cambridge core political theory the lacanian left by yannis stavrakakis. In yannis stavrakakis s the lacanian left 2007 this. Identities, hegemonies and social change and with jason glynos lacan and science.
Lcexpress delivers the lacanian compass in a new format. T his book provides a detailed theoretical assessment of the role of lacanian theory for progressive politics. Psychoanalysis, theory, and politics suny series in psychoanalysis and culture. We would like to develop this theme here, drawing on the work of slavoj z. Course overview a central claim of discourse theory is that meaning, subjectivity, and agency are constructed within relational structures that are shaped and reshaped through political struggle. Psychoanalysis, theory, politics by yannis stavrakakis isbn.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lacan and the political thinking the political. Lacan and the political thinking the political kindle. Yannis stavrakakis psychoanalysis and society youtube. Lacans work must be read as presupposing the entire content of. Likewise, the text of lear supports binary opposition. The democracy in europe movement 2025 diem25, launched by former greek finance minister yanis varoufakis, seeks to construct a transnational left political project to democratise europe.
Giving yearly seminars in paris from 1953 to 1981, lacan influenced many leading french intellectuals in the 1960s and the 1970s, especially those associated with post. A member of the essex school of discourse analysis, he is mainly known for his explorations of the importance of psychoanalytic theory freud and lacan for. Pdf on sep 1, 2010, jason glynos and others published politics. Discourse theory and psychoanalysis as methods for. Yannis stavrakakis edinburgh, university press, edinburgh, 2007. It aims to publish relevant texts in a dynamic time frame for use in the clinic in advance of study days and conferences. The title of zizeks book refers to marxs rather caustic and dryly humorous addition to hegels reflection that history always repeats itself. He brings forth the fact that castoriadis, at least in his later period, took distance from lacanian circles p. Essays on psychoanalysis and politics by yannis stavrakakis in chm, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Yannis stavrakakis is professor of political science at the aristotle university of thessaloniki.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An exploration of a new concept in critical political theory. In may 2018, lacanian compass introduced the fourth volume of its journal, lcexpress. The main illusions of this order are synthesis, autonomy, duality, and similarity.