Psychoanalysis and Philosophy in Berlin
Next week marks the beginning of an extensive seminar on clinical structures in psychoanalysis, a collaboration with Theory Underground. I am very excited about this project, which is designed to distinguish itself both in form and content. I am particularly looking forward to working closely with Dave from Theory Underground. Dave will be assisting me… Continue reading Extensive Seminar on the Clinical Structures
This seminar offers a deep dive into Lacan's psychoanalytic approach. The second installment spans five sessions, covering topics like transference, diagnosis, interpretations, the analyst's desire, and clinical case study building. It's open to all, whether or not they attended the first part. The hybrid format combines in-person and Zoom sessions.
I extend a warm invitation to join my five-part seminar with Parrhesia Berlin taking place in-person and online every week on Wednesdays at 7pm, starting this week. 5 Wednesdays - October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 7- 9 pm Where: Gerichtstrasse 45, 13347 Berlin-Wedding or Zoom. For tickets. Jacques Lacan, a luminary in the… Continue reading The Psychoanalytic Act in Five Acts: The Direction of Treatment for Lacan
Darren Aronofsky's 2022 film, "The Whale", is a cinematic interpretation of Samuel D. Hunter's stage play of the same name. It delves into the last days in the life of Charlie (played by Brendan Fraser), a morbidly obese English teacher living in self-inflicted isolation. After acknowledging his impending demise due to compulsive eating and self-neglect,… Continue reading The Whale (2022): Film Review and Critique
I'm thrilled to announce that Stephanie Swales will be joining us all the way from Dallas for a series of lectures and workshops in Germany. If you are residing in Berlin or the Ruhr District, this presents a splendid opportunity to attend these events in person. For those based outside Germany, worry not as the… Continue reading Guest in Germany: Stephanie Swales
I want to invite all of those reading this blog in Dublin to join us on Saturday, May 20th for an in-person events, with the possibility of attendance by Zoom for those who can’t make it in person. I was invited by the Freud Lacan Institute (FLi) to give a three-hour hybrid seminar (10-1, Dublin-GMT) on the… Continue reading Talk at FLi (Dublin) – Autism and the Voice
I've had many of you contacting me and asking for an opportunity to buy my book "The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of Language" at a reasonable price. I'm happy to share with you that in the next ten days Springer Nature is promoting the sale of my book in hardcover for only 24.99€. Long… Continue reading My Book for Only 24.99€
Those of you who follow this blog and are interested in joining our Lacan reading group in Berlin are welcome to do so starting next week. This year we will read Lacan's commentary on Hamlet in his Seminar VI: Desire and Its Interpretation. Lacan had once said that the story of Hamlet was a modern rendition of the Oedipus… Continue reading Lacan Reading Group on Hamlet
Dear readers, I am delighted to inform you that Calum Neill will join us for two events in Germany in the following weeks. Calum is an Associate Professor of Psychoanalysis & Cultural Theory at Napier University (Edinburgh, Scotland). He is the author of Jacques Lacan: The Basics (2023), Ethics and Psychology: Beyond Codes of Practice… Continue reading Calum Neill Visiting Germany
I want to invite you to join my 5-week workshop at Parrhesia Berlin titled 'Foucault and Derrida in Couples Therapy with Freud'. We start Tuesday Oct 18 and continue weekly until Nov 15, online (Zoom) and in-person (Berlin). In the workshop we will discuss key factors in Foucault and Derrida’s long polemical argument over the… Continue reading Workshop: Foucault and Derrida in Couples Therapy with Freud
Leon Brenner 