Affect is a high-stakes topic in psychoanalysis, but there has long been a misperception that Lacan neglected affect in his writings. We encounter affect at the beginning of any analysis in the form of subjective suffering that the patient hopes to alleviate. Lacanian Affects: The Function of Affect in Lacan’s Work, is the first book to explore Lacan’s theory of affect and its implications for contemporary psychoanalytic practice.
Key Features
- Exploration of Lacan's theory: Discusses various affects including pain, hatred, ignorance, mourning, sadness, and more.
- Focus on enigmatic affects: Highlights anguish, love, and the satisfaction related to the end of an analysis.
- Essential reading: A must-have text for psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists, and social workers.
Additional Information
How can psychoanalysis alleviate such suffering when analytic practice itself gives rise to a wide range of affects in the patient’s relationship to the analyst? In it, Colette Soler discusses affects as diverse as "joyful knowledge," boredom, moroseness, anger, shame, and enthusiasm. Lacanian Affects provides a unique and compelling account of affect.
