Think Twice!: Who, or What, is the Subject in Psychoanalysis? (Online)

Human beings are speaking beings, and the treatment of a human being in therapy or counseling rests on the basis of language.  If we can listen closely to the words we use – and find our wounds in those words – in healing our language, we heal ourselves.  Join us for this mind-bending introduction to the thought of French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, and explore the pivotal role that Lacanian psychoanalysis places on humanity's use of language.  Survey the post-Freudian scene at Lacan's time, and explore how Lacan's "Return to Freud" was actually an intense criticism of what Lacan considered to be a flawed tradition – leading to a revolutionary new paradigm that invites us to reimagine conceptions of subjectivity, gender, self, identity, and even reality.  Along the way, we'll uncover a different view of the unconscious, and discover how the open-endedness built into Lacanian psychoanalysis allows it to live and thrive in the 21st century.

This program is being offered ONLINE only. Recordings will be distributed to registrants only, and are not available for individual purchase.

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.

Marcelo Zigaran, PhD, is a Houston-based concert cellist, soloist, and Lacanian psychoanalyst. Marcelo studied psychoanalysis and cultural studies at the University of Buenos Aires, attended the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, and received his PhD from the University of Houston. The author of Powers of Music: A Psychoanalytic Investigation about Music and Meaning, Dr. Zigaran currently works at The MendCenter, lectures on Jacques Lacan for several psychoanalytic centers, and teaches at The Houston Center for Psychoanalytic Studies. When not researching or lecturing on Jacques Lacan, Marcelo gives concerts, teaches, and leads master classes in cello performance. For more information please visit his website, and subscribe to his YouTube Channel.