Lacanian Affects: The function of affect in Lacan's work

By Colette Soler

Book Overview

Affect is a high-stakes topic in psychoanalysis, but there has long been a misperception that Lacan neglected affect in his writings. We encounter affect at the beginning of any analysis in the form of subjective suffering that the patient hopes to alleviate. How can psychoanalysis alleviate such suffering when analytic practice itself gives rise to a wide range of affects in the patient's relationship to the analyst?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041571592X
• ISBN13: 9780415715928
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"