THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 1-20 Introduction In 1896 Freud proposed the theory that hysterical obsessive neurosis was caused by an actual sexual encounter between father and child. The first hint of a movement away from the seduction theory … Continue reading
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THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 21-35 There was once a clever hysteric. It was the turn of the century and because she was a hysteric she went to see Dr. Freud. In fact, because she was a hysteric she … Continue reading
THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 36-44 The topic of my discussion today is one which may not impinge very much on the practice of analysts, but about which, nevertheless, I think analysis has something to say. I am going … Continue reading
THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 45-52 On 16 April 58, Lacan writes about Freud that his ‘only mistake, as one might say was, drawn along in a way by the necessities of language, to orientate in a premature fashion, … Continue reading
THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 53-66 From Marshall McLuhan to Baudrillard there is a significant strand of what has come to be called postmodernism which offers an apocalyptic vision of the effect of media on modern culture. It is … Continue reading
THE LETTER 03 (Spring 1995) pages 67-75 Some Introductory Remarks To begin with, I wish to highlight some of the issues relevant to womens’ lives in Ireland today, and I speak from a feminist perspective, or perhaps I should say, … Continue reading