For Jacques Lacan, “the specular image” can be envisioned through the example of one seeing oneself in the mirror. The act of seeing the perceived wholeness of oneself in the reflection of the mirror is captivating for the child. It is this captivating gaze that produces the specular image (Encyclopedia of Lacanian Psychoanalysis). Is it [...]
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Posted in Psychoanalytic Pondering, Social Media
| Tags: Embodiment, Grandpa Seth, Joshua, Lacan, MySpace, Psychoanalysis, Social Media, Specular Image, the Other, Troll 2, Web Cam |
Image from WikipediaJacques Lacan’s idea of “the fragmented body” is of interest to me and I wish to briefly talk about it in relation to the virtual body of cyberspace. For Lacan, the fragmented body emerges in infancy when, for example, the infant sees his or her body in the mirror and recognizes the body [...]
March 31, 2008 – 12:20 pm
It seems that Slavoj Zizek’s book “How to Read Lacan” is a wonderful starting point for both students of Zizek and, of course, for new students of Jacques Lacan. At least in my case it has provided a graspable yet engaging starting point for my study of both of these thinkers. I have stumbled through [...]
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Posted in Communication Studies
| Tags: Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, How to Read Lacan, Jacques Lacan, Japan, Japanese culture, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Slavoj Zizek, The big Other, The Triad of the Real |
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