The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues
In some contemporary psychoanalytic theories, a thesis has emerged according to which gender transition can constitute a sinthome. But gender remains a much-discussed notion in Lacanian psychoanalysis, especially in France. This article contributes to the debate by questioning the notion of feminini...
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| author | Pierre Bonny Romuald Hamon Stijn Vanheule Alexander Miller Glenn Le Gall |
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| description | In some contemporary psychoanalytic theories, a thesis has emerged according to which gender transition can constitute a sinthome. But gender remains a much-discussed notion in Lacanian psychoanalysis, especially in France. This article contributes to the debate by questioning the notion of femininity since it seems to be an essential point in how gender studies and Lacanian sexuation theory diverge. First, we clarify the Lacanian notion of femininity and its conceptual link to the notion of sinthome. Then, we discuss the clinical case of a transgender woman for whom the question of femininity was central during her transition. Finally, we argue how gender transition might function as a sinthome and the limits to such an understanding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18c1dffadb034edaba0145ea86ab1c842023-10-10T07:41:25ZengAssociação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia FundamentalRevista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental1984-03812023-10-012610.1590/1415-4714.e230210The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issuesPierre Bonnyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9341-7769Romuald Hamonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-4556Stijn Vanheulehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8580-5809Alexander Millerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4317-0160Glenn Le Gallhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9404-3248In some contemporary psychoanalytic theories, a thesis has emerged according to which gender transition can constitute a sinthome. But gender remains a much-discussed notion in Lacanian psychoanalysis, especially in France. This article contributes to the debate by questioning the notion of femininity since it seems to be an essential point in how gender studies and Lacanian sexuation theory diverge. First, we clarify the Lacanian notion of femininity and its conceptual link to the notion of sinthome. Then, we discuss the clinical case of a transgender woman for whom the question of femininity was central during her transition. Finally, we argue how gender transition might function as a sinthome and the limits to such an understanding.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47142023000100216&lng=en&tlng=enGenderfemininesexuationsinthome |
| spellingShingle | Pierre Bonny Romuald Hamon Stijn Vanheule Alexander Miller Glenn Le Gall The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental Gender feminine sexuation sinthome |
| title | The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues |
| title_full | The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues |
| title_fullStr | The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues |
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| title_short | The feminine and the transgender sinthome: clinical and theoretical issues |
| title_sort | feminine and the transgender sinthome clinical and theoretical issues |
| topic | Gender feminine sexuation sinthome |
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