JACQUES LACAN
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Introduce Topic
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INTRODUCE TOPIC

Because of his prominence in art theory, I always teach the mirror stage essay,"The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience".

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

I use images of animals, babies and people looking into mirrors, via slides

Leader, D. & Groves, J. (2005). Introducing Lacan. Cambridge: Icon Books Ltd.

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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

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USEFUL LINKS

The wikipedia entry on Jacques Lacan’s life and work.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s detailed summary of Jacques Lacan’s life and work.

A chronology of Jacques Lacan’s life.