The Subversion of the Subject & the Dialectic of Desire
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, “The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire in the Freudian Unconscious,” in Écrits, trans. Bruce. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Subversion of the Subject & the Dialectic of Desire, Summer 2021.
Anxiety (Seminar X)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, Anxiety, trans. A. R. Price. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: Anxiety, Spring 2022.
The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis (Seminar XI)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, trans. Alan Sheridan. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, Summer 2022.
THE DRIVE
Texts We Read: Jacques Lacan, “Position of the Unconscious” & “On Freud’s ‘Trieb’ and the Psychoanalyst’s Desire,” in Écrits, trans. Bruce Fink; Jacques Lacan, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, trans. Alan Sheridan. Full texts here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: THE DRIVE, Fall 2022.
The Logic of Fantasy (Seminar XIV)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, The Logic of Fantasy, trans. Cormac Gallagher. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Logic of Fantasy, trans. Cormac Gallagher. Winter 2022-2023.
From an Other to the other (Seminar XVI)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, From an Other to the other, trans. Cormac Gallagher. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: From an Other to the other, Spring 2023.
The Other Side of Psychoanalysis (Seminar XVII)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, The Other Side of Psychoanalysis, trans. Russell Grigg. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Other Side of Psychoanalysis, Summer 2023.
On a Discourse That Might Not Be a Semblance (Seminar XVIII)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, On a Discourse That Might Not Be a Semblance, trans. Cormac Gallagher. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: On a Discourse That Might Not Be a Semblance, Fall 2023.
The Psychoanalyst’s Knowledge (Seminar XIXa)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, Talking to Brick Walls, trans. A. R. Price. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Psychoanalyst’s Knowledge, Winter 2023.
. . . Or Worse (Seminar XIXb)
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, . . . Or Worse, trans. A. R. Price. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: . . . Or Worse, Spring 2024.
“L’Étourdit” — Podcast Coming Soon
Video Lectures: Coming Soon!
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, “L’Étourdit,” multiple trans. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Forgotten Said, Summer 2024.
Encore (Seminar XX) — Lecture Series in Progress
Video Lectures: Coming Soon!
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, Encore, trans. Bruce Fink.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: Encore, Fall 2024.
Other Available Lecture Series:
The Psychoses (Seminar III)
Lecture Transcripts: Coming Soon!
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, The Psychoses, trans. Russell Grigg. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: The Psychoses, Fall 2021.
Often Overlooked Essays in Écrits
Lecture Transcripts: Coming Soon!
Text We Read: Jacques Lacan, Écrits, trans. Bruce Fink. Full text here.
How to Cite This Series: Samuel McCormick, Lectures on Lacan: Often Overlooked Essays in Écrits, Spring 2022.
Podcast episodes of previous series also available here.
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