Psychoanalysis and Freedom

The first annual conference for LACK, a new organization devoted to the promotion and development of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, will be held at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 22-23, 2016.

This conference hopes to bring together those interested in exploring the philosophical, political, and cultural implications of psychoanalytic theory, especially as it relates to the question of freedom.  Though practitioners are welcome, the focus of the conference is psychoanalytic theory rather than practice, and theoretical papers will be privileged.

Plenary Speakers
Joan Copjec (Brown University)
Alenka Zupančič (Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Richard Boothby (Loyola University)
Mari Ruti (University of Toronto)

Conference Organizers
Scott Krzych (Colorado College)
Todd McGowan (University of Vermont)

LACK Central Committee
Jennifer Friedlander (Pomona College)
Henry Krips (Claremont Graduate School)
Todd McGowan (University of Vermont)
Hilary Neroni (University of Vermont)

Sponsored by the NEH Professorship and Film & Media Studies at Colorado College.