Lacan Circle Reading Group

The Lacan Circle Reading Group

Jacques Lacan, Seminar VI

Desire and Its Interpretation

Convened by Eugénie Austin

“There is no other discontent in civilisation than the discontent of desire.” Page 412

This Reading Group is casual, continuous, and open to all
No prior knowledge is assumed; we read out-loud and line-by-line
We record each meeting, and the most recent session is viewable for one week
Request the permanent meeting link below to join us whenever you wish
Wednesdays 7:00pm – 8:30pm Melbourne time
Check your local start time here

The recording of our most recent session is here
Wednesday 16 April 2025, pp 412-418
Fantasy and Exhibitionism

The recording of our first session is here
Wednesday 13 March 2024, pp 4 – 6
Introduction to the Seminar

Lacan’s Seminar VI includes discussions on:

The Object of Desire
The Mother’s Desire
The Graph of Desire
Perverse Fantasies
Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Desire’s Phallic Mediation
The Dream about the Dead Father
The Child is Being Beaten Fantasy
The Dialectic of Desire in Neurosis
There is no Other of the Other
The Fundamental Fantasy
Mourning and Desire
Towards Sublimation

Our text is the English edition of Desire and Its Interpretation, The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book VI, 1958 – 1959, edited by Jacques-Alain Miller, translated by Bruce Fink and published by Polity Press in 2019. It is available everywhere including from Readings here and Amazon here.

Contact the convenor Eugénie Austin with any queries