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Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman is an assistant professor at the Aurora University School of Social Work, and a practicing Lacanian analyst, and a maker of podcasts, newsletters, & other sundry things.

📍 Near Chicago http://neilgorman.com

⌾ Recomendations | 3 Things

Hello, It is Friday, when I send out a list of things that might bring some Surplus Jouissance your way. After being out of town so much recently, I've been doing lots of catching up work and have not had much time to explore new things. So, only

Thursday 4/18 | Delusion

In There are Four Discourses, Lacan says that Freud thought: That all is but a dream and that everyone (if one can say such a thing), that everyone is mad, that is, delusional. In the novel A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan writes: one key ingredient of so-called

Wednesday 4/27 | Works & Shoots

Top of mind: There is a specialized vocabulary in the world of professional wrestling. Two of the terms within this terminology are: Work Professional wrestling is scripted, and the outcomes of matches are predetermined. In addition to this, the wrestlers are performers, extremely acrobat storytellers who use their bodies to

Tuesday 4/16 | Crocodiles & Fathers

Top of Mind: At The Clinical Study Days last week, one of the case presentations involved working with children. The particulars of the case involved a mother who strongly desired for her child to go to a therapist who would somehow "teach" the child how to act in

Monday 4/15 | Returns!

I've been away from [S][J][P] for the past nine days. * Last weekend, from 4/6 through 4/7, I was at Clinical Study Days 16, where I presented a case and a cartel work product. The event was full of great things, and I wanted to

⌾ Recommendations | 5 Thigns/Days

Hi, It is Friday, the day of the week when I send out a list of things that I think might bring you some surplus jouissance if you give them a try. This week, I tried a new format of posting on [S][J][P]. Each day I'd

Thursday

4/4/24 Travel day. I'm writing this after settling in at the hotel where I'm staying. When I left Chicago, it was snowing, and when I got off the plane in Fort Lauderdale, it was sunny. The temperature was in the 80s, and it was

Wednesday

3/4/24 The way I pack is so stupid. Yesterday, I got everything packed. Then, today, I was thinking about what I packed and how I packed it, and I decided I needed to do it all over again. Why can't I just pack it the way

Tuesday

2/1/24 I spent most of the day doing clinical work. During breaks, I picked up different things I'm going to need for the trip and packed. Top of mind: I've been thinking a lot about the Lacanian concept of the lying truth. This started

Monday

1/4/24 I will be traveling to Clinical Study Days later in the week, and I'm feeling pre-travel nervous energy accumulate, as it always does for me. The morning has been divided between clinical work (e.g., psychoanalytic sessions) and video calls with people to plan and