Jacques Lacan: From Clinic to Culture

Contents: Introduction. 1. An Outline of Lacan’s Teachings. 2. The Subject in Lacan. 3. The Clinical Structures: Psychosis, Neurosis, Perversion. 4. Literature with Lacan. 5. Lacan in the Field of Culture. Conclusion. Glossary. Texts for Further Reading. Index.

This volume provides an overview of Lacan’s significant psychoanalytic theories. It delves into the various ways in which Lacan made sense of the human subject, discusses the clinical structures of psychosis, neurosis and perversion, and uniquely demonstrates the application of Lacanian psychoanalytic criticism through a detailed analysis of John Fowles’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman. Engaging with Lacan beyond the clinical context, the book also examines how Lacan’s work has been read in the domains of film studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies and deconstruction. (jacket)