At the Spring 2005 meeting of Division 39, Deborah Luepnitz presented a paper on the relationship between the work of Donald Winnicott and Jacques Lacan. It is entitled:
"Thinking in the Space Between Winnicott and Lacan: Toward a New Middle Group?" She has kindly agreed to post it in our Essays section .
It is an intriguing study of two thinkers each who have had a complex and controversial relationship to their respective communities. As Luepnitz shows, they also had an interesting relationship to one another both personally and conceptually. The idea that we might think and work in ways that draw from both of these innovative figures is a promising and challenging notion. To integrate disparate approaches without overly diluting them is an admirable goal.
We post it with the hope that the discussion invited by the paper can take place in part on this website.
To see the essay go to: Essays
And please send your comments and reactions.
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