A Lacanian psychoanalysis emphasises the function of desire, the division of the subject, and the structure and use of language.
Analysis is available in person in Melbourne CBD, online via Zoom, or by phone.
Jacques Lacan’s Seminar VII, The Ethics of Psychoanalysis, 1959 – 1960
This group has been meeting weekly and continuously since 2020 and we are currently reading ’Ethics’, There is no fee, we are all online, we read out-loud, line-by-line, with commentary and discussion. The group is casual, everyone is welcome, and you may join in at any time.
Our next session is on Wednesday 8 April.
Sigmund Freud’s Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis, 1909
These five lectures, written in a simple, lively style, and filled with anecdotes, describe the origins of psychoanalysis and the trajectory of Freud’s thinking during the important early years of psychoanalysis. They were given to students and lay-people at Clark University in the US in 1909, and will be read-out-loud with commentary and discussion over five consecutive Mondays commencing 6 April 2026.
We will be entirely online, there is no fee and no expectation of prior knowledge. The sessions will be recorded, and the texts, photographs, and supplementary information will be available to participants.
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