Vol 34 (2) 2016
The evolution of the unconscious – David Smith
Object and Symptom in Sergei Pankejev. Part 1: A Special Case of “Obsessional Neurosis”. Prelude to a Topological Reading – Glenn Strubbe
Object and Symptom in Sergei Pankejev. Part 2: A Russian that had to give Money – Glenn Strubbe
On the Triggering of Psychosis. Lol V. Stein in Contrast to Freud’s Case of Feminine Paranoia – Abe Geldhof & Stijn Vanheule
Object and Symptom in Sergei Pankejev. Part 1: A Special Case of “Obsessional Neurosis”. Prelude to a Topological Reading
This article is the first part of a twofold contribution in which the case of Sergei Pankejev or Freud's "Wolf Man" is reread from a topological point of view. In this first part, it is proposed that diagnosis of this case as either a neurotic or a psychotic structure...
Object and Symptom in Sergei Pankejev. Part 2: A Russian that had to give Money
In the first part of this contribution on Sergei Pankejev (Freud's Wolf Man), the author proposed the hypothesis that the Wolfman avoided a psychotic breakthrough via a series of (seemingly "neurotic") symptoms. This article investigates the nature and topological...
On the Triggering of Psychosis. Lol V. Stein in Contrast to Freud’s Case of Feminine Paranoia
In 1965 Lacan paid tribute to Marguerite Duras and her novel The Ravishing of Lol V. Stein. In his homage Lacan claims that Duras' art seemed to possess a certain knowledge. The authors argue that this knowledge relates to the difficulties for a speaking being of...