Mario Nigro, 14.A4, 1975-79

Foundations of Psychoanalysis 

On Repetition: Lacan’s Contribution to Logic

André Michels

Saturday, February 7, 2026 • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

There is repetition only through scansion by the unary trait, the basis of the constitutive differentiation of the subject. Returning to the logic of the signifier, we will address the structure of repetition and the emergence of the new — one of the major stakes for the future of psychoanalysis.

Suggested readings: Lacan: Seminars IX, Identification (1961-62), XI, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis (1964), and XIV, The Logic of the Phantasm (1966-67).

Location: In-person in NYC and online via Zoom.

Fee: $60; for students with ID: $20. Registration details to follow

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André Michels is a psychoanalyst practicing in Luxembourg and Paris, and a member of the Après-Coup faculty. He is also co-editor of the Jahrbuch für klinische Psychoanalyse, editor of Actualité de l’hystérie, and author of numerous articles on psychoanalysis. He is currently co-organizing a seminar, “Crisis of Democracy, Crisis of Clinical Practice?”