Colette Soler
Colette Soler is holder of the University Agrégation and a psychoanalyst trained by Jacques Lacan. She is a founder member of the School of Psychoanalysis of the Forums of the Lacanian Field, and the author of What Lacan Said about Women and Lacanian Affects, as well as numerous other publications. She currently practises and teaches psychoanalysis in Paris.
Towards Identity in the Psychoanalytic Encounter: A Lacanian Perspective
Towards Identity in the Psychoanalytic Encounter addresses the theme of identification and identity in the psychoanalytic clinic as elaborated by Jacques Lacan over the course of his... (more)
Lacan - The Unconscious Reinvented
Has Jacques Lacan’s impact on psychoanalysis really been assessed? His formulation that the Freudian unconscious is “structured like a language” is well-known, but this was only the beginning. There... (more)
Lacanian Affects: The Function of Affect in Lacan's Work
Affect is a high-stakes topic in psychoanalysis, but there has long been a misperception that Lacan neglected affect in his writings. We encounter affect at the beginning of any analysis in the form... (more)
Humanisation?: Psychoanalysis, Symbolisation, and the Body of the Unconscious
Unquenched desire, the dividing up of the drives, repetition, and symptom are the keywords concerning the effects on the body of the unconscious as deciphered by Freud. Harmony is not on the agenda,... (more)
Lacan Reading Joyce
This book discusses Jacques Lacan's contribution to understanding the life and work of James Joyce, introducing Colette Soler's influential reading to English readers for the first time. Focusing on... (more)