{"product_id":"understanding-lacan-understanding-modernism","title":"Understanding Lacan, Understanding Modernism","description":"\u003cb\u003ePresents the most wide-ranging and in-depth exploration of the influence of modernist art and literature on Jacques Lacan, emphasizing the valences of Lacanian psychoanalysis for interpretations of modernism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA notorious presence in French intellectual circles   throughout the 20th century, Lacan was personal friends with modernists   such as André Breton and Salvador Dalí, and in 1923 was present at the   legendary reading of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003eat the Shakespeare and Company bookshop by   James Joyce, to whom Lacan would devote a year of his seminar in 1975-76.   Lacan also contributed to several Surrealist publications, including the   famous magazine \u003ci\u003eMinotaure\u003c\/i\u003e, the inaugural edition of which featured special   mention of Lacan''s early work on psychosis. However, despite his affinity   with early 20th-century modernism, Lacan''s name is still more routinely   associated with the category of so-called \"postmodernism,\" thus   rendering the question of style and periodization somewhat out of focus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Lacan, Understanding Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e asks and responds to a   series of questions, including: Is Lacan a modernist or a postmodernist,   and what is the difference? How significant was the influence of modernist   literature and art on the development of Lacan''s ideas? How does our   understanding of modernism change when viewed through a Lacanian   lens?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final section identifies key Lacaninan concepts, offering context and   a discussion of their usage and relevance in current thought.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495481844085,"sku":"9798765114896","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798765114896.jpg?v=1786618150","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/understanding-lacan-understanding-modernism","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}