Lacanian Compass
The Lacanian Compass is a psychoanalytic group dedicated to the development and promotion of the Lacanian orientation of psychoanalysis in the United States, as first described by Sigmund Freud and elaborated by Jacques Lacan and Jacques-Alain Miller.[1][2] It operates as an associated group of the New Lacanian School (NLS) with programs in coordination with the World Association of Psychoanalysis (WAP).[1][3]
| Lacanian Compass | |
|---|---|
| Organization details | |
| Type | Associated group |
| Orientation | Lacanian |
| Institutional context | |
| Affiliation | New Lacanian School (NLS); World Association of Psychoanalysis (WAP) |
| Relation to IPA | Independent |
| Operations | |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Geographic scope | National (United States) |
| Training function | Cartels, seminars, clinical study days |
| Publications | LC Express |
| Website | https://lacaniancompass.com |
Lacanian Compass contributes to the transmission of Lacanian psychoanalysis in the English-speaking world through study groups, publications, and formation activities, emphasizing devices such as the cartel and the pass.[1][3]
History
The founding date and specific founders of Lacanian Compass are not detailed in available sources.
Its activities align with the institutional frameworks of the NLS and WAP, reflecting the broader dissemination of Lacanian psychoanalysis beyond French- and Spanish-speaking contexts.
Organizational/Institutional Structure
Lacanian Compass functions as an associated group within the Lacanian field, coordinated with the WAP and NLS.[1]
It employs Lacanian institutional devices such as the cartel as a primary mode of study, alongside supervision and personal analysis as the three pillars of analytic formation.[3]
Training and Formation
Activities include weekly seminars, Clinical Study Days (CSD), virtual seminars, and cartels.[1]
Cartels
The cartel is a small workgroup of four members plus a "Plus-One," allowing each participant (cartelisand) to research their own question around a shared theme. Proposed by Lacan in his "Founding Act," it serves as a vital organ of the School alongside the pass.[3]
Seminars
Seminars engage close readings of Freud's paradigmatic cases, Lacan's commentaries, and works by Jacques-Alain Miller, situating them in theoretical and clinical contexts.[2]
The pass is referenced as a key interpretation of psychoanalysis by Lacan, marking the end of analysis.[4]
Key Concepts / Theoretical Orientation
Lacanian Compass emphasizes the Lacanian orientation, interpreting psychoanalysis through Freud's invention of the method via his five paradigmatic cases and Lacan's elaborations on the unconscious, the subject, and the end of analysis via the pass.[2][4]
Institutional practices reflect Lacan's devices like the cartel and pass, avoiding traditional hierarchies in favor of singular transmission.[3][4]
Publications
See also
References
External links
- https://lacaniancompass.com Official website
- https://lacaniancompass.transistor.fm Lacanian Compass podcast