Thomas, Marie-Claude
So where is Lacan’s couch on this June 16th 1975?
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This June 16th – not the one of Nora’s and James’ encounter, nor the day on which Ulysses takes place – 1975 was the occasion for David Hayman, American academic and specialist of Joyce, to experience and relate the first day of the “Joyce International Symposium” in Paris, opening with Lacan’s conference “Joyce le symptome” and ending with dinner with Lacan. “My dinner with Lacan” can be found on the Essaim site, translated into French. Is it a testimony of an era? A singing tirade? Without taking a stance on this, one can nonetheless say a few words…