Holmberg, Rafael;
(2023)
The Unconscious with Bond and Lacan: Definition by Deviation.
Bright Lights Film Journal
pp. 1-11.
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Abstract
This article argues that the paradox of James Bond’s character (that he accords with the idea he represents precisely by deviating from it) is central to a Lacanian understanding of the unconscious (which is considered as a form of disjunctive synthesis – a logical operation that allows conflicting realities to coexist). The Lacanian unconscious is the site on which the possibility for a paradoxical character like James Bond can be framed. This requires a review of both various Bond moments and the role of the Real and Symbolic in the Lacanian unconscious.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Unconscious with Bond and Lacan: Definition by Deviation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://brightlightsfilm.com/the-unconscious-with-... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Lacan, James Bond, Unconscious, Hegel, Film |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10165869 |
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