Rendering Unconscious welcomes Simone Atenea Medina Polo to the podcast!
Join us THIS SATURDAY, October 4th online via zoom, as she presents and expands upon her work “Tiresias, The Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis: On the Integral Mutations of Psychoanalysis” from The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge 2025).
We will begin at 12PM NYC (9AM Vancouver, 5PM London, 18:00 Stockholm, 19:00 Beirut) and meet for 2 hours.
Register HERE to receive the ZOOM LINK. Proceeds raised go towards paying our presenter(s).
Everyone who registers for this event will also receive a PDF of the chapter being presented to look over before we meet. There will be plenty of time for discussion.
Rendering Unconscious episode 226.
On this episode of Rendering Unconscious, Simone Atenea Medina Polo discusses her work at the intersection of philosophy, particularly Hegel, and psychoanalysis, highlighting the significance of repetition in ancient Greek drama, navel gazing, and the relationship between philosophy and psychoanalysis. She explores the concept of love in both fields, referencing Lacanian love and Hegel’s dialectic. She also delves into the challenges of transness in psychoanalysis, criticizing rigid interpretations and advocating for a more inclusive and dynamic approach. She emphasizes the need for a mutant psychoanalysis that addresses and adapts to contemporary issues, including capitalism, culture, and the environment.
Simone Atenea Medina Polo (she/her) is a philosopher and PhD candidate at the Global Centre for Advanced Studies (GCAS) for Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Follow her at Instagram.
Listen to previous episodes with this guest:
RU333: GEOFFREY HERVEY, MOLLY MERSON & SIMONE A. MEDINA POLO ON THE QUEERNESS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
RU226 originally aired on January 18, 2023.
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