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Gentileza Fuentes / Sources: New Lacanian School amp-nls.org & Lacanian
Compass lacaniancompass.com
Report
of the 8th Clinical Study Days
“Encounters
with The Real In The Analytic Experience”
Miami, January 23-25, 2015- by Liliana Kruszel
We started this working weekend of the
Clinical Study Days with a public conference given by our invited guest speaker
Vicente Palomera, at the Miami Dade College on Friday morning. Vicente
Palomera, came all the way from Barcelona, Spain to work with us just for the
weekend, as is customary in The World Association of Psychoanalysis that works
constantly for the extension of Psychoanalysis.
The conference was open to the students
of the College and the theme was , “What can I expect from Psychoanalysis?
Vicente Palomera’s conference touched upon the issues of the “pursue of
happiness” and the discontent that comes from the demands of our culture. He
mentioned Freud’s text “Civilization and its discontent” and he established a
difference between this concept and another such as the “sense of wellbeing”. In
the process of doing that, he underlined and explained some psychoanalytic
concepts like symptom and jouissance as sources of distress in each subject’s
life.
The conference was very well received, as
several students approached us to request information about the institute in
Miami and of upcoming events. Unfortunately, there was no time for interaction
with them as 50 minutes is all they had to attend that conference and then go
to the next class.
The following morning the Clinical Study
days were officially open under beautiful blue skies and balmy weather. Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists
interested in Lacanian Psychoanalysis came from Spain, France, Belgium,
Switzerland, Canada, Peru and Brazil, as well as diverse cities from the United
States: California, Florida, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Texas.
Vicente Palomera first developed a
theoretical background for the theme of this meeting which was “Encounters with
the Real in the Analytic Experience”, where he stressed the concept that the
Real is to be found in Jouissance, where all meaning or sense is absent.
The cases presented were guided by his
always insightful interventions. We had more cases this time than in prior
meetings for which we stayed late on Saturday eve, engaged in each one of them
with lively discussions. The event went by too fast with everyone feeling sad
about leaving Miami, especially when menacing weather was expected for the
north of the country.
It was interesting to see so many young
participants, attending the event, which added another layer of enthusiasm for
psychoanalysis. That was a very welcome addition to the event. The CSD 9 will be
announced soon, it will take place in New York, so stay tuned for the details.
