Wassily Kandinsky, Upward, 1929
FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
Critique of Oedipal Normativity
André Michels
Saturday, June 10, 2023 • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US and Canada)
This presentation will be held via Zoom.
Through a rereading of the Oedipal configuration, we will reflect on the notion of normativity and its function in psychoanalysis. What are the clinical consequences of a novel reading of the notion of norm?
Suggested readings: Lacan: seminar of 20 Nov. 1963, "Introduction au Noms-du-Père" in Des Noms-du-Père (Seuil, 2005); Le Séminaire. Livre XVII. L'envers de la psychanalyse, 1969-70 [The Other Side of Psychoanalysis]. Canguilhem, Georges: Le normal et le pathologique (1943) [The Normal and the Pathological]. Foucault, Michel: Histoire de la sexualité, 1. La volonté de savoir (1976) [History of Sexuality, vol. 1, An Introduction].
André Michels is a psychoanalyst practicing in Luxembourg and Paris, and a member of the Après-Coup faculty. He is the co-editor of the Jahrbuch für klinische Psychoanalyse, editor of Actualité de l’hystérie, and author of numerous articles on psychoanalysis.
General fee: $40
For students with ID*: $10
Continuing Education
Two and a half (2.5) CE credits will be granted to Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Psychoanalysts, Licensed Psychologists, and Licensed Mental Health Counselors who have registered, have documented evidence of attendance of the presentation, and complete the evaluation form. Upon completion of the evaluation form, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to all participants who comply with these requirements.
Course Fee with 2.5 CE Credits: $40
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Learning Objectives: After this presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify the Oedipal configuration and its relation to the notion of normativity.
Describe the clinical consequences that can be drawn from the notion of norm.