The Uncanny - Object a and Anxiety in Freud and Lacan

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Exploring the concept of the uncanny in psychoanalysis, beginning with Freud's 1919 paper and how Lacan later returned to it in elaborating his ideas on anxiety and the object a. References:

Freud, 'The Uncanny' (1919) - amzn.to/3TZt1wi
Freud, 'The Wolfman' case (1918) - amzn.to/3G6wpjg
Lacan, Seminar X, 'Anxiety' (1962-63) - amzn.to/3Klmx6P
Lacan, 'Introduction to the Names-of-the-Father Seminar' (1964) - amzn.to/3M1WSlY
Lacan, Seminar XII, 'Crucial Problems for Psychoanalysis' (1964-65) - www.lacaninireland.com/web/translations/seminars/
Miller, 'Reading Lacan's Seminar on Anxiety II', Lacanian Ink 27 - amzn.to/3nAEVAG

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All Comments (21)
  • @user_-qg6yd
    I’m so grateful for your new video; I watch all of them!! Keep posting forever
  • @catalinab4551
    Amazing video. its helping me with my research on the doppelganger
  • @mattbutler6742
    Yes, what on earth else could be anxiety provoking about a pack of wolves staring at you from outside your open bedroom window.
  • @ariak7660
    Hello, it was a helpful video in understanding Lacan's concept of Object a and uncanny. But I am confused about the difference between object a and minus phi. Are they same thing or are they different concepts?
  • @bitter-sweet-lemonade
    I'm really struggling to find parallels in the examples given, e.g how does the dream scene through the window relate to Freud going round in circles in a red light district? (Surely the Freudian explanation for the latter would be that he subconsciously desired to remain in that area, so in reality none of his 'wrong turns' were mistakes?) I have heard of tbr concept of the 'uncanny valley', whereby viewing something like a mannequin can create a sense of unease/anxiety due to the sense that it is not quite human. Is this a parallel to gazing into a mirror, (as described in the vid), to the point where you no longer see yourself in the 'normal' way.... Can anyone help? Thanks in advance..
  • @VladimirTolskiy
    All curses grow out of the Oedipus Complex in Freudian Analysis It has many names in many other fields of psychology, yet they all seem to one fundamental narrative of (symbolic) parricide.