Lacan Speaks (2 of 3)

Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) is widely regarded as one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the 20th century, one whose work has refashioned psychiatry both as a theory of the unconscious mind and as a clinical practice. His seminars and writings have also had a widespread influence throughout the humanities and social sciences, especially in education, legal studies, literary and film studies and women's studies.
As 'Jacques Lacan Speaks', a rare filmed documentary record of a 1972 university speaking appearance, makes clear, Lacan was also a highly controversial figure, with legions of both worshipful adherents and scornful critics. Appearing before a packed lecture hall, Lacan discourses—in his slow, deliberate, often circumlocuitous speaking style—on such subjects as death, language, psychoanalysis, love, alienation, paranoia and life itself. At one point his talk is disrupted by a young student, who contributes his own Situationist-inspired ridicule of self-styled public intellectuals such as Lacan. Rather than allowing security personnel to remove him, Lacan allows the young man to speak and later attempts to "respond" to his criticisms and to incorporate them into his presentation.
The following morning Lacan submits to a filmed interview, in which he responds to the filmmaker's questions about psychoanalysis.

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[curtisi14]

Don't read the translation and don't comment if you don't understand.

[eitheror2]

Terrible translation.

[roryscanlon]

The music fits well.

He really does sound as if he's stabbing someone each time he speaks.

But who?

God?

[LLit11]

europe's shame

[soyerpanzen]

Thank you so much for uploading this, whoever you are, that appreciates Lacan. :-)

[niriop]

@jdriscoll2000 I think it is yes

[jdriscoll2000]

@niriop by the way, is that miller at 7:18?

[niriop]

@jdriscoll2000 Yes, there was good potential, but he completely screwed it up

[jdriscoll2000]

@niriop no, you're right, his rhetoric was entirely lifted from debord. at the same time, though, he did create a situation, and not a superficial one. he created a space of discourse with lacan out of the interruption; the only problem is that he didn't do much with it. i'm struck by the potential of the exchange, by the way in which lacan was willing to engage. i'd like to see what happened before the kid threw that stuff at him, which i agree is rude. but then again, at least he did something

[niriop]

I consider myself a sympathiser and partial heir of the Situationists, but that was just rude! I mean...what the hell was the point? The guy just repeated something he heard from Debord...no new or revolutionary point was made.