Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure, and Society

Mark Bracher

Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure, and Society
Format
Hardback
Publisher
New York University Press
Country
United States
Published
1 July 1994
Pages
176
ISBN
9780814711910

Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure, and Society

Mark Bracher

The purpose of this collection is to provide an exposition of a theory of discourse which offers possibilities for understanding both the constitutive and the transformative functions of discourse in human affairs. The volume does not seek to provide a totalising exposition of Lacanian theory of discourse, or a monolithic approach to social/discursive phenomena, but rather to demonstrate the rich potential that Lacanian psychoanalytic theory holds for understanding psychological phenomena - including collective psychological, and thus social, phenomena - in relation to language and discourse. The first sections of the volume explore various social and cultural phenomena relating to Lacan’s theorising about discourse. The final essays make such phenomena the focus of their analyses, using Lacanina theory to illuminate the role of discourse in the force exerted by four major social phenomena: totalitarian terrorism, religious belief, education, and gangs.

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