Lacanian Theory of Discourse Subject, Structure, and Society

Marshall W. Alcorn, Françoise Massardier-Kenney, Mark Bracher, Ronald Corthell — 1997

This collection introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. Lacanian Theory of Discourse provides an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects.