The Lacanian Left: Psychoanalysis Theory Politics

Yannis Stavrakakis

An exploration of a new concept in critical political theory: the Lacanian Left. This is a field of theoretical and political interventions sharing a common interest in discussing the relevance of Lacanianism and psychoanalysis for contemporary theory.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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Bibliographical Note
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Acknowledgements
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Dedication
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Introduction: Locating the Lacanian Left
pp 1-34
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PART I - Theory: Dialectics of Disavowal
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1 - Antinomies of Creativity: Lacan and Castoriadis on Social Construction and the Political
pp 37-65
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2 - Laclau with Lacan on Jouissance: Negotiating the Affective Limits of Discourse
pp 66-108
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3 - Žižekian ‘Perversions’: The Lure of Antigone and the Fetishism of the Act
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PART II - Analysis: Dialectics of Enjoyment
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4 - What Sticks? From Symbolic Power to Jouissance
pp 163-188
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5 - Enjoying the Nation: A Success Story?
pp 189-210
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6 - Lack of Passion: European Identity Revisited
pp 211-226
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7 - The Consumerist ‘Politics of Jouissance’ and the Fantasy of Advertising
pp 227-253
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8 - Democracy in Post-Democratic Times
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Bibliography
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Index
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Psychoanalysis Theory Politics

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Bibliographical Note
pp iv-v

Acknowledgements
pp vi-vii

Dedication
pp viii-viii

Introduction: Locating the Lacanian Left
pp 1-34

PART I - Theory: Dialectics of Disavowal
pp 35-36

1 - Antinomies of Creativity: Lacan and Castoriadis on Social Construction and the Political
pp 37-65

2 - Laclau with Lacan on Jouissance: Negotiating the Affective Limits of Discourse
pp 66-108

3 - Žižekian ‘Perversions’: The Lure of Antigone and the Fetishism of the Act
pp 109-160

PART II - Analysis: Dialectics of Enjoyment
pp 161-162

4 - What Sticks? From Symbolic Power to Jouissance
pp 163-188

5 - Enjoying the Nation: A Success Story?
pp 189-210

6 - Lack of Passion: European Identity Revisited
pp 211-226

7 - The Consumerist ‘Politics of Jouissance’ and the Fantasy of Advertising
pp 227-253

8 - Democracy in Post-Democratic Times
pp 254-285

Bibliography
pp 286-311

Index
pp 312-320

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