Psychotic's guide to memesKafka’s the Trial. Part 5: Kafka and…the uncle and his panama hat“Kafka and the father” is one of the most classical themes in Kafka-studies. Much more indicative of Kafka’s work is, however, rather…4d ago4d ago
Psychotic's guide to memesKafka’s the Trial: shame is not about the animal in us, but the aborted animalityRobert Pfaller, the psychoanalytically inspired critic, has given a great visual example of the contrast of shame and guilt. Imagine, a…4d ago4d ago
Psychotic's guide to memesKafka’s the Trial: the importance of, not so much being earnest, as having a beard.5d ago5d ago
Psychotic's guide to memesKafka’s The Trial: a hound-dog embarrased all the timeKafka’s universe, most notably the novel-fragment the Trial, often considered one of the most important novels of the 20th century, is…Jul 9Jul 9
Psychotic's guide to memesKafka’s the Trial paranoia — a marxist-(ish) and psychoanalytical(-ish) readingThe pervasive affect, the fundamental Stimmung, of Kafka’s the Trial could be said to be paranoia. In this sense the novel-fragment…Jul 6Jul 6
Psychotic's guide to memesKafkas diva-divan eller hvorfor kvinder bedst kan lide kedelige mændEn af Lacans mest berømte sætninger lyder “kvinden findes ikke”. Det lyder i første omgang som en absurd replik. Der er jo masser af…Jul 4Jul 4
Psychotic's guide to memesEnter the frog-menkeywords: obsessional neurosis — deflation — aphanisis — frogsJul 4Jul 4
Psychotic's guide to memesMayröcker, “hvor mange forår vil der være endnu?” — og jouissance feminineDer er ingen tvivl om Frederike Mayröckers særlige skriveform egner sig særlig godt til at beskrive Lacans ide om jouissance feminine, om…Jul 1Jul 1
Psychotic's guide to memesTodd Mcgowans løintro til Lacans ‘Signification of the Phallus’Dette er en introduktion til Lacans Ecrits: “The signification of the Phallus”. Jeg har lånt og løst oversat introduktionen fra…Jul 1Jul 1