1st Preparatory Event of the London Society Towards the NLS Congress 2023 “Discontent and Anxiety in the Clinic and in Civilisation”
The annual Congress of the New Lacanian School will be taking place in Paris in May 2023. Its theme will be ‘Discontent and Anxiety in the Clinic and in Civilization’.
The argument for the Congress, written by the new president of the NLS, Daniel Roy, can be found here. In it, he proposes anxiety as a crossing point at which the subject’s “discontent in civilization […] can be read, by him, as a symptom in its singularity”, but also at which “the affect of discontent resonates in the body on the basis of what constitutes a symptom in civilization”.
To help us explore some of the consequences of this crossing point between anxiety and the discontents of our era for analytic practice, we are delighted to welcome two of the Secretaries of the NLS: Els Van Compernolle (Kring voor Psychoanalyse, NLS) and Philip Dravers (London Society, NLS). Their discussion will be a crucial opening event in our work towards the Congress, and all with an interest in these themes are welcome to attend. Please note the new address for this in person event: it is right by the river and above a pub, so we would look forward to seeing many of you afterwards for a drink!
