| Lutecium a non-school of Lacanian/Freudian Psychoanalysis San Francisco, California |
| The absence of Desire: An introduction to perversion through Lacan's registers Workshop with Michelle Baker, M.A. and Aden Neumeister, M.A. |
| This Workshop is offered Sunday, March 8, 2009, 2pm - 4pm Flood Building, 870 Market Street, San Francisco Room 1185 ________________________________________________________ |
Workshop Description:
Where is desire located in the case of perversion, or more aptly asked, where is it missing? In the dialectics between self and other,
individual and social, the pervert holds the mysterious role of eliciting desire without experiencing it him/herself. In this workshop we
will attempt to enter a world of lacklessness and the negotiation of this position in relation to the registers. This is an introductory
workshop, where we will begin to outline the symbolic, imaginary and real registers through the lens of the character structure of the
pervert.
Workshop Fee: $20.
About the presenters
Michelle N. Baker, MFTI, is a psychotherapist in private practice under the supervision of Marian Joycechild, Ph.D. in both San
Francisco and Berkeley. Michelle's areas of speciality include: addiction, anxiety & depression, relationship difficulties, and gender &
sexuality issues. She also brings enthusiasm, expertise, and extensive experience in working with children and adolescents struggling
with an array of emotional and social difficulties. She has been profoundly impacted by her engagement in psychoanalysis, critical
theory, creative writing, and the tantric traditions of yoga. At Lutecium Psychoanalytic Training Group, Michelle is the coordinator of
the Writing Group "Letters." For more information on Michelle please visit Michelle's website.
Aden Neumeister, MA, is a PsyD candidate at the Wright Institute in Berkeley. She is currently working as a therpist at the California
College of the Arts and has a particular interest in creative primary processses. Aden is writing her dissertation on the
commodification of love through a Lacanian lens. Lacan has been of great resonance to Aden since she was introduced to him at the
New College of California where she obtained her Master's degree in Feminist Clinical Psychology. Aden is a member of Lutecium
Psychoanalytic Training Group where she continues her Lacanian studies as a psychoanalytic candidate. She has been practicing
clinically for four years and loves her work. Additionally, Aden is a florist and a writer and enjoys the weaving of disciplines into all of
her endeavors.
Where is desire located in the case of perversion, or more aptly asked, where is it missing? In the dialectics between self and other,
individual and social, the pervert holds the mysterious role of eliciting desire without experiencing it him/herself. In this workshop we
will attempt to enter a world of lacklessness and the negotiation of this position in relation to the registers. This is an introductory
workshop, where we will begin to outline the symbolic, imaginary and real registers through the lens of the character structure of the
pervert.
Workshop Fee: $20.
About the presenters
Michelle N. Baker, MFTI, is a psychotherapist in private practice under the supervision of Marian Joycechild, Ph.D. in both San
Francisco and Berkeley. Michelle's areas of speciality include: addiction, anxiety & depression, relationship difficulties, and gender &
sexuality issues. She also brings enthusiasm, expertise, and extensive experience in working with children and adolescents struggling
with an array of emotional and social difficulties. She has been profoundly impacted by her engagement in psychoanalysis, critical
theory, creative writing, and the tantric traditions of yoga. At Lutecium Psychoanalytic Training Group, Michelle is the coordinator of
the Writing Group "Letters." For more information on Michelle please visit Michelle's website.
Aden Neumeister, MA, is a PsyD candidate at the Wright Institute in Berkeley. She is currently working as a therpist at the California
College of the Arts and has a particular interest in creative primary processses. Aden is writing her dissertation on the
commodification of love through a Lacanian lens. Lacan has been of great resonance to Aden since she was introduced to him at the
New College of California where she obtained her Master's degree in Feminist Clinical Psychology. Aden is a member of Lutecium
Psychoanalytic Training Group where she continues her Lacanian studies as a psychoanalytic candidate. She has been practicing
clinically for four years and loves her work. Additionally, Aden is a florist and a writer and enjoys the weaving of disciplines into all of
her endeavors.