Après-Coup PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION, Friday, September 25, 2015, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
THE TRUE IMAGINARY: CONSTRUCTING THE PHANTASM, Foundations of Psychoanalysis PAULA HOCHMAN VAPPEREAU
The phantasm is the subject’s special relation to the object of desire, in whose presence the subject fades. This presentation will study Lacan’s concept of the phantasm, focusing on the relation between truth and falseness in the imaginary.
SUGGESTED READINGS: Lacan: Seminar VI, Desire and Its Interpretation, 1958-59, classes of Jan. 14 and Feb. 11, 1959. Écrits, “Position of the Unconscious” (1960/64).
MEETING PLACE: The School of Visual Arts, 136 West 21st Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), New York City. Please ask at the front desk for the room number.
ATTENDANCE FEE: $20. For students with ID: $10. Attendance is free for all members of Après-Coup as well as for the faculty and students of the School of Visual Arts.