Lacan, Discourse, Event New Psychoanalytic Approaches to Textual Indeterminacy

"This is a conceptually deep and eminently practical example which combines critical approaches to discourse with Lacanian psychoanalysis, coordinated by researchers who are developing work from Manchester and Morelia that is now being read in Brazil, and bringing together a range of resources of new discursive thought."- Christian Ingo Lenz Dunker, Professor of Psychoanalysis, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil "Finally an excellent book which addresses the methodological dilemmas of Lacanian Discourse Analysis. The chapters, written by renowned psychoanalysts and scholars from psychology, politics, psycho-social studies and philosophical research, deal with a wealth of textual formats and concrete analyses exploring the tensions between discourse and the event. This collection is a must-read that will become a standard reference point for anyone who, regardless of the domain they work in, is serious about discourse analysis and Lacan." - Alessia Contu, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, UK "Widely ranging in their applications of Lacanian discourse analysis, and wildly dispersed in the philosophical traditions enlisted, the authors find common ground in working through key questions at the very heart of the humanities. The concept of "the event" offers a richly rewarding touchstone through this thicket of ideas and the sites of inquiry that emerge." - Janice, Haaken, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Portland State University, USA