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Aug 28
9m 18s

Corps Torique

Prof. Dr. Samuel McCormick
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Our fall series on Seminar XXIV begins in two weeks, and I couldn’t be more excited to explore this key text in Lacanian psychoanalysis with everyone!

To give you a preview of where we’re heading, here’s a nine-minute sample from the opening lecture. I’m calling it “Corps Torique,” but don’t make too much of this fancy title. The lecture is fundamentally about stupidity — the particular kind of stupidity it takes to study Lacan. 😆

Registration is still open, and our first live online discussion is fast approaching, so now’s the time to secure your spot. Link below to join this late-Lacan party!



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