Numbering Code	U-LAS04 20041 LE46	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	All students	Target Student	For all majors
Language	English	Day/Period	Tue.3
Instructor name	TAJAN，Nicolas Pierre (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Program-Specific Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course introduces psychoanalysis through one of Jacques Lacan's most famous works. We will read, explain, and comment Jacques Lacan's return to Freud. Some crucial aspects of Lacanian doctrine will be explained, including his approach to linguistics and subjectivity; the Schreber case; the three orders; the four discourses, etc.
Course Goals	To provide you with a general introduction to and understanding of Lacanian psychoanalytical theory and practice. To increase your psychoanalytical knowledge through one of the most debated case studies in the history of psychopathology. To help you develop your analytical and critical thinking regarding the founding principles, major notions, and applications of psychoanalysis.
Schedule and Contents	1) Introduction 2) The mirror stage 3) Schema L 4) Primacy of the Signifier 5) Psychosis (1/4) 6) Psychosis (2/4) 7) Psychosis (3/4) 8) Psychosis (4/4) 9) Transference 10) Object a 11) Love and jouissance 12) The four discourses (1/2) 13) The four discourses (2/2) 14) Conclusions 15) Final test 16) Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Students are expected to actively participate to discussion and read texts during class. Evaluation is based on the following: Attendance and participation (30%), 2 short tests at beginning of class 5 and 10 (30%), final test (40%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students do not have homework assignements. However, they are advised to take notes during class and to review the course material before written responses and final test.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Relevant material is distributed in class.
References, etc.	Lacan, Alain Vanier, (New York, Other Press, 2001) Psycho-Analytic Notes on an Autobiographical Account of a Case of Paranoia (Dementia Paranoides) (1911), Sigmund Freud, (The Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud) The Psychoses 1955-1956 (SEMINAR OF JACQUES LACAN), Jacques Lacan, (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997)
Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience	分類： A course with practical content delivered by instructors with practical work experience Details of Instructors’ Practical Work Experience： Clinical experiences in a variety of fields as a psychoanalyst, psychologist