Lacan and Dreams 1: Does Lacan interpret dreams?

It is easy enough to say what Freud's approach to dream interpretation is - all one needs to do is to refer to his 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. It is less easy to say what Lacan's approach to dreams is. Why? Well, although Lacan's thinking on dreams is - obviously enough - grounded in Freudian psychoanalysis, there are also important differences in how he thinks about and works clinically with dreams. In this first mini-lecture on this topic, we ask: how might we question and problematize the idea - a sort of automatic assumption for many - that dreams should even be interpreted. We introduce Lacan's discussion of Freud's famous 'specimen dream' of psychoanalysis: the dream of Irma's injection (from Lacan's Seminar II).

[@jankan4027]

oh!! Derek, thank you so much! Excellent choice of topic.

[@Ondra273]

Didn’t even know I was looking forward to this. Thanks a lot mate!

[@garretbarnwell8099]

Yes! What a lovely thing to wake up to! Happy heritage day as well.

[@nonperson8293]

brilliant stuff!

[@josephsuruiz]

Thanks, Dr. Hook. Looking forward for more lectures. Is this a hint of a coming new book about Lacan on Dreams? 😊

[@SvenErik_Lindstrom3]

I am one of the rare people who understands everything Lacan has written.

[@mechagodzilla290]

Hell yea

[@SahiranBeatz]

6:20 what is the name mentioned here? I couldn't figure out

[@YAWEN76034]

“two brief example” ?

[@SahiranBeatz]

@@YAWEN76034 yeah right after that he says a person's name, who has a lovely book apparently

[@rayrayrules11]

Jean Allouch

[@SahiranBeatz]

@@rayrayrules11 thanks!

[@YAWEN76034]

@@rayrayrules11 thanks!