by Mark Bracher (Author)

This collection introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. Lacanian Theory of Discourse provides an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects.

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The purpose of this collection is to provide an exposition of a theory of discourse that, we believe, offers unique possibilities for understanding both the constitutive and the transformative functions of discourse in human affairs.