On the Function of the Phantasm with Paula Hochman at Après-Coup

Après-Coup PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION: Friday, September 21, 2018 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ON THE FUNCTION OF THE PHANTASM, Foundations of Psychoanalysis PAULA HOCHMAN

What happens when the hidden object of the phantasm is unveiled and the support of the subject collapses? In light of this, we will discuss the function of the phantasm in the social link.  

SUGGESTED READINGS: Freud: “A Disturbance of Memory on the Acropolis” (1936). Lacan: Seminars VI, 1958-59, Desire and Its Interpretation, class of Apr. 15, 1959; X, 1962-63, Angst, class of May 15, 1963; XX, 1972-73, Encore, class of Feb. 13, 1973; XXII, 1974-75, RSI, class of Jan. 14, 1975.

MEETING PLACE: The School of Visual Arts, 136 West 21st Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), New York City. Please ask at the front desk for the room number.

ATTENDANCE FEE: $20.  For students with ID: $10.  Attendance is free for annual subscribers to  Après-Coup as well as for the faculty and students of the School of Visual Arts