THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 69-79 Introduction One of the characteristics of post-modern culture is the emphasis given to surface over depth, image over substance, the indeterminate and fleeting over the fixed and immobile, the Real over the Symbolic. … Continue reading
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THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 80-86 Alcoholics’ stories are narratives. They rise and fall with drama, humour and pathos. They’re descriptive and emotional, they’re sagas and parables. We tell them to each other a lot; they get polished and … Continue reading
THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 87-93 Introduction This article gives an outline of a thesis presented for a M.Litt degree. The philosophical framework of the thesis was structured within ; psychoanalytic paradigm. The aim of the study was to … Continue reading
THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 94-102 This paper is based upon a case study presented to the Child Analysis Group. The work with this child proceeded through a series of dreams, some of which were quite evocative and disturbing … Continue reading
THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 103-112 This paper proposes to speak about a film narrative, Bicentennial Man. In the author’s view, the film narrative lends itself to an analytic deconstruction that follows Oedipal and familial lines. Given that the … Continue reading
THE LETTER 36 (Spring 2006) pages 113-125 The words induced me to turn towards myself. And what was I? Of my creation and creator I was absolutely ignorant; but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, no kind … Continue reading