05
Nov
Subjectivity Between Consciousness & The Unconscious
From The World of Fragile Things: Psychyand the Art of Living , by Mari Ruti.
psychoanalysis recognizes the unconscious as an
Notebook
This category is stuff that I come across in stuff I read, or watch, or listen to, and don’t want to forget. It’s also a record of thoughts that make up my head noise.
20
Oct
A note on The Transferential Unconscious V. The Real Unconscious
In doing some work, I came across this bit of text that I had highlighted in Thomas Svolos's
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05
Oct
In Pynchon: Collusion between tech companies, foreign governments and shadowy agencies crystallise
Summarizing the Pynchon novel Bleeding Edge, in a post titled "Down, Down, and Gone:" Gothic Cyberspace in Bleeding
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04
Oct
Some Notes on Inherent Vice by Pynchon
From Pynchon at the Beach: Inherent Vice is the key to understanding Thomas Pynchon. Why do critics hate it? By
03
Oct
A Note on Pynchon's Themes
From Upper West Side Story: On ''Bleeding Edge'' and Thomas Pynchon's Tangled Web by
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29
Sep
Democracy, Elites, & Legitimacy
From The Revolt of the Public by Martin Gurri:
The fate of democracy, I believe, is inextricably bound to the
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17
Sep
Pure Psychoanalysis & Pure Punk Rock
From the opening pages of Our, Band Could Be Your Life, by Michael Azerrad.
On September 24, 1991, an album
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16
Sep
Psychotherapy is About Reclaiming (Investing) in an Identification
In Pure Psychoanalysis, Applied Psychoanalysis, and Psychotherapy, Miller does a deep dive into what makes psychoanalysis different from psychotherapy. Miller
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14
Sep
Love & Transference
From Still Life with Woodpecker, by Tom Robbins.
Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill
29
Jun
Existing as an Individual & a Member of a Society
From Using Lacan, Reading Fiction, by James M. Mellard.
Various theorists have embraced Lacan because his reading of Freud has
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