The end of dissatisfaction? : Jacques Lacan and the emerging society of enjoyment /

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"Exploring the emergence of a societal imperative to enjoy ourselves, Todd McGowan builds on the work of such theorists as Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Zizek, Joan Copjec, and Theresa Brennan to argue that we are in the midst of a large-scale transformation -- a shift from a society oriented around pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGowan, Todd
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Series:SUNY series in psychoanalysis and culture.
Subjects:
Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981.
Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981
Lacan, Jacques > 1901-1981
Lacan, Jacques.
Psychoanalysis and culture.
Culture.
Satisfaction.
Social values.
Social change.
Culture
Personal Satisfaction
Social Values
Social Change
Social Behavior
Valeurs sociales.
Changement social.
culture note.
culture (concept)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Social values
Social change
Satisfaction
Psychoanalysis and culture
Freizeitgesellschaft
Kulturell förändring.
Social förändring.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Psychoanalysis after Marx 1
  • 1. From Prohibition to Enjoyment 11
  • 2. The Decline of Paternal Authority 41
  • 3. Embracing the Image 59
  • 4. Shrinking Distances 75
  • 5. Interpretation under Duress 95
  • 6. The Appeal of Cynicism 121
  • 7. The Politics of Apathy 137
  • 8. A Missing Public World 155
  • 9. Explosions of Incivilty, Aggressiveness, and Violence 177
  • Conclusion: From Imaginary Enjoyment to Its Real Counterpart 191.

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