{"title":"Damien W. Riggs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamien W. Riggs\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations within \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, inviting readers to engage with complex questions about identity, culture, and human experience. His work challenges conventional perspectives and encourages thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a distinctive blend of intellectual rigour and creative inquiry, Riggs' writing often addresses contemporary social issues with clarity and depth. Readers can expect thought-provoking texts that bridge academic and accessible discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pink-herrings-by-damien-w-riggs-9781782201748","title":"Pink Herrings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePink Herrings\u003c\/em\u003e engages in a re-examination of six of Freud's cases via Lacan's account of sexuation. Specifically, the book outlines a theoretical framework in which sexuation is understood as a 'choice' made in response to the fact of the sexual non-relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn making this choice, unconscious fantasy allows for the circulation of object a, which bear traces of \u003cem\u003ejouissance\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing upon Lacan's distinction between phallic and other \u003cem\u003ejouissance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePink Herrings\u003c\/em\u003e examines the four positions outlined in Lacan's formula of sexuation, and maps these onto the six case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn so doing, \u003cem\u003ePink Herrings\u003c\/em\u003e not only brings new life and insights to the cases, but also clears a path to what is referred to as a 'clinic of sexuation'. Such a clinic would not replace existing Lacanian psychoanalytic practice (with its focus on the structures of neurosis, perversion and psychosis), but instead provide additional avenues through which to explore the operations of fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607374446828,"sku":"9781782201748","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7f85fb95e5fd6780c0d520161258bdfe.jpg?v=1778189970"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/damien-w-riggs.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}