Returning to Freud’s and Lacan’s articulations of the subject of language and the social link, this seminar continues to explore voluntary servitude. The relation between social and psychic scene, the notions of authority, of subject supposed to know and the names of the father, will be studied. Particular attention will be paid on their function in the unfolding of the treatment.

Each meeting will include a discussion of specific readings, which will be decided meeting by meeting and posted on our website.

Paola Mieli is a psychoanalyst practicing in New York City. She is the president of Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association (New York), a member of Le Cercle Freudien (Paris), of Espace Analytique (Paris), and of the section of Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry of the World Psychiatry Association (WPA). She is the author of numerous essays on psychoanalysis and on culture.

Dates: The meetings will take place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the following Saturdays. Suggested Readings and Zoom Registration details to follow before each meeting.

Saturday, May 7, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
To register, click here
Suggested readings for May 7: J. Lacan, Le Séminaire livre IX, L'identification, December 20th, 1961; Les Noms-du Père, November 20th, 1963; Le Séminaire livre XI, Les quatres concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse, June 24, 1964; Le Séminaire livre XVIII, D'un discours qui ne serait pas du semblant, June 16, 1971.

Please check for updates on our website, as changes may occur.
*Note: The April meeting, originally scheduled for April 9th, has been moved to April 2nd.

PAST
Saturday, January 22, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Saturday, February 19, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Saturday, April 2, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Fee: $25 per meeting
For students with ID: $10 per meeting
Course fee with 10 CE Credits (see below): $200.00
For annual fee members of Après-Coup as well as for the faculty and students of the School of Visual Arts, attendance is free—use access code during the checkout process. Need access code? Email admin@apres-coup.org to request.

We recommend you sign into Zoom 5 minutes before the start of the seminar.

Continuing Education
Ten (10) CE credits will be granted to Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Psychoanalysts, and Licensed Psychologists who have registered, have documented evidence of attendance of all five meetings of the seminar, 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. Credits cannot be given for partial attendance.

CE Class Schedule:10:00 am – 12:00 pm on the following Saturdays: January 22, February 19, March 12, April 2, and May 7, 2022
To receive credit, you must register by January 21st and attend all five meetings.

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 the presentations, participants will be able to:
1) Discuss the structural relation of the subject of language to the Other.
2) Identify the function of the Subject Supposed to Know in the treatment.
3) Recognize the articulation of Symbolic, Imaginary and Real.