Frank Stella, Firuzabad, 1970, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
WORKSHOP
The Unconscious Real and the Numerical Real
Erik Porge
Saturday, February 25, 2023 • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US and Canada)
This presentation will be held in a hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom).
School of Visual Arts, 133 W. 21st Street, Room 402C, New York, NY
In 1973 Lacan distinguished an inaccessible real of the unconscious and a real of number, two forms of real. What relates them? In the same year, he also posed a question regarding logical time: What, in a set of dimensions, “simultaneously produces surface and time”?
We will address the limits encountered in deciphering the signifiers in dreams and in censorship, as well as the limits created by the number; in Lacan’s opinion, this way of counting starts with three and does not go beyond six.
The boundary between these two reals depends on the contingency of object a in the analytical cure and the end of analysis.
Suggested readings: Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), chapter 6, “The Dream-Work.” Lacan: Seminars: Livre XIX. “...ou pire,” 1971-72 [“...Or Worse,”], June 1, 1972; Livre XX. Encore, 1972-73, Jan. 16 and June 26, 1973; Livre XXI. Les non-dupes errent, 1973-74, April 9, 1974; Livre XXII. RSI, 1974-45, May 13, 1975. “Compter avec Lacan,” issue theme, essaim no. 49, automne 2022.
Erik Porge practices psychoanalysis in Paris and is a founding member of the association L'instance lacanienne and the editor-in-chief of the journal essaim. He is a faculty member of Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association. In English he has published Truth and Knowledge in the Clinic (2017); the latest of his many books in French is L'incurable de la vérité. Un réel de la psychanalyse (2022).
General fee: $50
For students with ID*: $20
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Continuing Education
Five (5) CE credits will be granted to Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Psychoanalysts, and Licensed Psychologists 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 5 CE Credits: $50
There is no fee for CE Credits for Members, AFs, and Yearly Participants of Après-Coup.
Social Workers: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0597).
Licensed Psychoanalysts: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts (#P-0044).
Licensed Psychologists: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychologists as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0077).
Learning Objectives: After this presentation, participants will be able to:
Differentiate between two forms of real: a real of the unconscious and a real of number.
Articulate the limits in deciphering the signifiers in dreams and censorship.
Identify the way in which the boundary between these two reals depends on the contingency of the object a in the analytic cure.
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For Members and Participants who have paid the annual fee for this year, attendance is free and an access code will be emailed to you shortly. For the faculty and students of the School of Visual Arts, please email admin@apres-coup.org to request the access code.