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This book initiates the discussion between psychoanalysis and
recent humanist and social scientific interest in a fundamental
contemporary topic - the nonhuman. The authors question where we
situate the subject (as distinct from the human) in current
critical investigations of a nonanthropoentric universe. In doing
so they unravel a less-than-human theory of the subject; explore
implications of Lacanian teachings in relation to the environment,
freedom, and biopolitics; and investigate the subjective enjoyments
of and anxieties over nonhumans in literature, film, and digital
media. This innovative volume fills a valuable gap in the
literature, extending investigations into an important and topical
strand of the social sciences for both analytic and pedagogical
purposes.
This book provides 18 lively commentaries on Lacan's Seminar VIII,
Transference (1960-61) that explore its theoretical and
philosophical consequences in the clinic, the classroom, and
society. Including contributions from clinicians as well as
scholars working in philosophy, literature, and culture studies,
the commentaries presented here represent a wide-range of
disciplinary perspectives on the concept of transference. Some
chapters closely follow the structure of the seminar's sessions,
while others take up thematic concerns or related sessions such as
the commentary on sessions 19 to 22 which deal with Lacan's
discussion of Claudel's Coufontaine trilogy. This book is not a
compendium to Lacan's seminar. Instead it attempts to capture
through shorter contributions a spectrum of voices debating,
deliberating, and learning with Lacan's concept. In doing so it can
be seen to engage with transference conceptually in a manner that
matches the spirit of Lacan's seminar itself. The book will provide
an invaluable new resource for Lacan scholars working across the
fields of psychoanalytic theory, clinical psychology, philosophy
and cultural studies.
This book initiates the discussion between psychoanalysis and
recent humanist and social scientific interest in a fundamental
contemporary topic - the nonhuman. The authors question where we
situate the subject (as distinct from the human) in current
critical investigations of a nonanthropoentric universe. In doing
so they unravel a less-than-human theory of the subject; explore
implications of Lacanian teachings in relation to the environment,
freedom, and biopolitics; and investigate the subjective enjoyments
of and anxieties over nonhumans in literature, film, and digital
media. This innovative volume fills a valuable gap in the
literature, extending investigations into an important and topical
strand of the social sciences for both analytic and pedagogical
purposes.
This book provides 18 lively commentaries on Lacan's Seminar VIII,
Transference (1960-61) that explore its theoretical and
philosophical consequences in the clinic, the classroom, and
society. Including contributions from clinicians as well as
scholars working in philosophy, literature, and culture studies,
the commentaries presented here represent a wide-range of
disciplinary perspectives on the concept of transference. Some
chapters closely follow the structure of the seminar's sessions,
while others take up thematic concerns or related sessions such as
the commentary on sessions 19 to 22 which deal with Lacan's
discussion of Claudel's Coufontaine trilogy. This book is not a
compendium to Lacan's seminar. Instead it attempts to capture
through shorter contributions a spectrum of voices debating,
deliberating, and learning with Lacan's concept. In doing so it can
be seen to engage with transference conceptually in a manner that
matches the spirit of Lacan's seminar itself. The book will provide
an invaluable new resource for Lacan scholars working across the
fields of psychoanalytic theory, clinical psychology, philosophy
and cultural studies.
The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world
of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with
the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples
of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The
second book in the series, Postcolonial Theory and Avatar offers a
concise introduction to postcolonial theory in jargon-free language
and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret James
Cameron's high-grossing, immensely popular, and critically
acclaimed 2009 film. Avatar is widely celebrated for its
politically and culturally sensitive critique of the "West's"
neocolonial wars and exploitation of the "global south" - an
allegory for (neo)colonialism - and for highlighting the plight of
tribal communities throughout the world (for instance, the case of
the Dongriah Kondh tribe of India). At the same time, it has been
also criticized for repeating the colonialist fantasy of saving
natives doomed by imperialist aggression. Intervening in this
debate over how to read the film, Basu Thakur focuses on issues of
representations, discourse, subalternity, and subjectivity, all of
which have been central to postcolonial theory and postcolonial
analyses of culture. This history will help students and scholars
who are eager to learn more about this important area of theory and
bring the concepts of postcolonial theory into practice through a
detailed interpretation of the film.
The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world
of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with
the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples
of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The
second book in the series, Postcolonial Theory and Avatar offers a
concise introduction to postcolonial theory in jargon-free language
and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret James
Cameron's high-grossing, immensely popular, and critically
acclaimed 2009 film. Avatar is widely celebrated for its
politically and culturally sensitive critique of the "West's"
neocolonial wars and exploitation of the "global south" - an
allegory for (neo)colonialism - and for highlighting the plight of
tribal communities throughout the world (for instance, the case of
the Dongriah Kondh tribe of India). At the same time, it has been
also criticized for repeating the colonialist fantasy of saving
natives doomed by imperialist aggression. Intervening in this
debate over how to read the film, Basu Thakur focuses on issues of
representations, discourse, subalternity, and subjectivity, all of
which have been central to postcolonial theory and postcolonial
analyses of culture. This history will help students and scholars
who are eager to learn more about this important area of theory and
bring the concepts of postcolonial theory into practice through a
detailed interpretation of the film.
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