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Jouissance: A Lacanian Concept

Jouissance: A Lacanian Concept

Braunstein, Néstor a.
Rosman, Silvia
Rosman, Silvia

Hardcover

Series: Suny Series, Insinuations: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Liter

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 1438479034
ISBN13: 9781438479033
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Aug 1 2020
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

A comprehensive discussion of an important but elusive Lacanian concept within the field of psychoanalysis, as well as its relevance for philosophy, literature, gender, and queer studies.

Whether inscribed within the context of capitalist or neoliberal logic and its imperative to enjoy, as a critique of all forms of heteronormativity, a liberating force in a positive reading of biopolitics, the point of inflection in the ethics of psychoanalysis, or articulated in the knot of the sinthome, the concept of jouissance is either the diagnosis, response, or solution for a wide range of contemporary discontents. Why does jouissance occupy such a central place in contemporary psychoanalytic discourse? What is jouissance the name for? Originally published in Spanish in 1990, later expanded and translated into French and Portuguese, with multiple reprints in all three languages, this book addresses both theoretical and clinical applications of jouissance through a comprehensive overview of key terms in Lacan's grammar. Néstor A. Braunstein also examines it in relation to central debates within the fields of psychoanalysis, philosophy, queer theory, and literary studies to further explore the implications of Lacan's concept for contemporary thought.

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