Lacan Reframed

Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts

Steven Z. Levine

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English

I B TAURIS
30 July 2008

Philosophy; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)

Series: Contemporary Thinkers Reframed

"Are your students baffled by Baudrillard? Dazed by Deleuze? Confused by Kristeva? Other beginners' guides can feel as impenetrable as the original texts to students who 'think in images'. ""Contemporary Thinkers Reframed"" instead uses the language of the arts to explore the usefulness in practice of complex ideas. Short, contemporary and accessible, these lively books utilise actual examples of artworks, films, television shows, works of architecture, fashion and even computer games to explain and explore the work of the most commonly taught thinkers. Conceived specifically for the visually minded, the series will prove invaluable to students right across the visual arts. Single-handedly responsible for the influential and ominous notion of 'the gaze', quoted by everybody yet fully understood by few, Lacan's work can be difficult to grasp. Going back to basics, this introduction guides the reader through Lacan's key concepts by looking at art from the Mona Lisa through to Bridget Riley's paintings, and by looking afresh at key works discussed by Lacan himself, from Holbein's famous 'The Ambassadors' to Velazquez's 'Las Meninas'. Making sense of Lacan's sometimes convoluted style, this highly readable introduction to one of the most frequently quoted thinkers also explores the reasons why human beings make - and look at - art."

By: Steven Z. Levine
Imprint: I B TAURIS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 174mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781845115487
ISBN 10: 1845115481
Series: Contemporary Thinkers Reframed
Publication Date: 30 July 2008
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Acknowledgements vii List of illustrations ix Foreword: Why Lacan? xi Chapter 1. The Da Vinci Code according to Freud 1 Chapter 2. The Da Vinci Code according to Lacan 15 Chapter 3. The Thing from another world 31 Chapter 4. The lost object 57 Chapter 5. What is a picture? 67 Chapter 6. Representative of representation 91 Chapter 7. Am I a woman or a man? 111 Afterword: Enjoy! 131 Selected bibliography 135 Suggested reading 137 Index 141