e v e n t s
group for
independent formation
WORKSHOP:
Sexuation, the clinic & the neighbor
Emma Lieber & Jason Royal, moderators
Saturday, March 14th, 2026, 1-4:30pm
Foundation for Community Psychoanalysis
81 Court Street, 3rd Floor
Downtown Brooklyn
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PLEASE NOTE: this event is now full. If you would like to join a standby list, email us.
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Readings & Materials
Workshop description
Lacan’s Table of Sexuation is one of his most conceptually layered constructions, and his rendering of the two logics (‘masculine’/phallic—‘feminine’/Other) in a table of symbols and graphics allows for a rich and agile consideration of the elements of each logic and their relations.
This workshop will first present an overview of the table. We’ll then explore the relevance of the table both to the clinic and to the position of analyst. In the final segment of the workshop, we’ll turn to an essay by Kenneth Reinhard entitled “Toward a Political Theology of the Neighbor,” which draws upon the table of sexuation to conceptualize a possible relation to the neighbor (as in “love thy neighbor”) as distinct from the traditional polarity ‘friend/enemy.’
Our hope is that this workshop will allow the material to come alive for participants, by tracing what we believe is a vital thread: from the intrapsychic, to the clinic, to the social and political—especially necessary in this moment. This workshop is conceived as part of a larger exploration by the Group for Independent Formation of group psychology, Das Ding, and the enigmatic concept of the neighbor.
So that the workshop can function as a work group, participation will be limited to 15 people. There is no fee to attend.