The Lacanian Unconscious (1 of 4) : The trans-subjective
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2020
- The Lacanian unconscious, as 'the discourse of the Other', cannot be reduced either to notions of an individual (or 'intra-psychic') unconscious or to Jungian notions of the collective unconscious. It is, by contrast, a trans-subjective unconscious. We discuss a series of overlapping Lacanian concepts (the big Other, the idea that 'desire is always the desire of the Other', the 'Che vuoi?' ('What do you want?) formula of fantasy) as a way of getting a better sense of what a trans-subjective unconscious might mean. Playfully extrapolating from Levi-Strauss's (alleged) idea that 'one should not confuse the contents of the stomach for its processes' we say much the same in respect of the unconscious. In other words, rather than objectifying the unconscious, considering it a thing, a type of intra-psychic space, a collection - such as a repository of id impulses and memories - we should grasp it as a series of symbolic/linguistic processes. Such processes, chiefly of substitution and extension, are what Lacan has in mind with his notion that 'the unconscious is structured like a language'. We end with some evocative comments about Freud's dream-like consulting room, highlighting also the interesting notion that the unconscious itself interprets.
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Derek Hook is an awesome teacher. In this whole series of lecturers I have been able to learn so much and clarify the lacanian ideas . Thanks for the great effort.
These are so good!
Hi Justin. Thanks for the kind words. I love your surname...!! Very Lananian. Sorry, Lacanian.
Thank you very much for all these lectures.
However, the sound was very clear in the previous one: love the volume.
I will watch every lecture. Many thanks again.
You are a life saver. Thank you so much.
Enjoyed
Great video and great channel
this camera operator is wild
Thnk you Prf !
You are fire !!
Professor Hook, where can I find the Levi-Strauss quote?
watched it for the third time.... things are a bit clear now.. though it is not about any "thing"😀
Great video - thanks Derek (i met someone that said theyd met a lacanian called Dr. Hook at Birbeck a few years back - im guessing it was you!)
Yes, I was at Birkbeck for a number of years. I also continue to do a summer teaching course there on Lacanian psychoanalysis.
i was loooking in the comment for some interactive discussion on some key points that have been discussed above..... unfortunately didn't find one
Hi Saurave, this is Derek’s partner. I monitor the comments that come in and you are always welcome to add your own thoughts on the videos. Unfortunately, the CZcams channel is not Derek’s paid job and when he has time he would rather make new free video content rather than respond to the many comments that are posted. But I do pass on interesting questions to him as this may inform what future videos he publishes online. Best wishes
@@derekhookonlacan thanks for responding to the comment.. and his videos are really helpful in understanding some of the key concepts discussed by Lacan in his work..... but since the area of lacan is so vast and he writes in a sort of interlocutor manner so i was hoping for something more....Thanks anyway..
Good talk, but your pronunciation of ‘che vuoi?’ is a sin against the Holy Spirit .
LOL
I really wish someone with production skills would help you make your videos!
haha are you volunteering for this unpaid job or know someone else? (from Derek's partner who takes the video's and uploads) we'd love your help for our "garage production"!