‘Raw Sex?’: An Exploration of the Political Potential of Lacan’s Non-conclusive Binary

Neill, Calum

Abstract

The Lecture will explore Lacan’s reformulation of two of Freud’s key myths- that of Oedipus and that of the primal horde- and will show how Lacan fruitfully offers us a radically new conception of gender. This new conception not only contests the naturalism of the male/female binary, but unearths a radical political potential in our rethinking of sexuation which requires an unshackling from any identity politics.

Citation

Neill, C. (2023, January). ‘Raw Sex?’: An Exploration of the Political Potential of Lacan’s Non-conclusive Binary. Presented at International Psychoanalytic University Berlin, Berlin

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
• Start Date: Jan 19, 2023
• End Date: Jan 19, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jul 14, 2023