Alienation and Separation (In-Person)

This course is an insight into Lacanian psychoanalysis. For the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, alienation and separation are two structural processes that affect the human being.

In Lacanian psychoanalysis, alienation and separation are two key stages in how people develop a sense of self. Alienation happens in the Mirror Stage, when a person first recognizes themselves in a mirror and forms an identity that feels both familiar and unfamiliar. Separation occurs later, when the person starts to understand their place within society and the rules of language. These stages show how our identity, desires, and sense of self are influenced by the social and linguistic systems around us, shaping who we are and how we experience the world.

Marcelo Zigaran is a Lacanian Psychoanalyst in private practice and a professional cellist. He obtained a Bachelor in Arts in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, a Master in Cello Performance from the University of Missouri Kansas City and a PhD at the University of Houston. In 2011, Marcelo won first prize in The Peter Loewenberg Essay Prize in Psychoanalysis and Culture (formerly the CORST Essay Prize) which recognizes the best essay on psychoanalytically informed research in various fields. Marcelo currently serves as a faculty fellow at the Jung Center, adjunct professor at Houston Institute of Psychoanalytic Studies, and a member and consultant at The Mend Center. He is a cello professor at Conservatory Manuel de Falla.

Publications: Powers of music, a Psychoanalytic approach to Music and Meaning.

This program is being offered IN-PERSON only, and will NOT be recorded.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early.

Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.

This program has a maximum of 30 participants. When this program reaches capacity, registration will close. 

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