Save the date: October 4th
The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Tiresias as Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis
Our next event in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series will be held on Saturday, October 4th!
Simone Atenea Medina Polo will present her work on “Tiresias as the Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis: On the Integral Mutations of Psychoanalysis”. All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will automatically receive the ZOOM LINK and recording of the event. You may also register by sending €5 to RU Center HERE.
We will be meeting online for 2 hours beginning at 9AM Vancouver/ 12PM noon NYC/ 5PM London/ 18:00 Stockholm/ 19:00 Beirut.
The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Tiresias as Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis
Welcome to our online event exploring the fascinating intersection of queerness and psychoanalysis!
Join author Simone Atenea Medina Polo and editor Vanessa Sinclair for a thought-provoking discussion as we explore the myth of Tiresias, the blind prophet whose story serves as a powerful symbol for the complexities of human identity and desire. Philosopher Medina Polo will present her research on the integral mutations of psychoanalysis via the myth of Tiresias, positing that at the heart of Tiresias there is an irreducible excess with which psychoanalysis is struggling to keep up. This has proliferated discontents around and within psychoanalytic practice and discourse, referred to as the symptom of psychoanalysis. In this way, Tiresias has been proposed as thepatron saint of psychoanalysis. The blind prophet was described as such by Jacques Lacan and has recently been taken up as a figure of psychoanalytic trans-formation by Patricia Gherovici, Bracha L. Ettinger, Sheila L. Cavanagh, and Geneviève Morel, among other theorists and practitioners. In response, Tiresias has been proposed as the sinthome of psychoanalysis, insofar as he represents a creative strategy for the reinvigoration of psychoanalysis as it comes to terms with this restless element and reembodies or trans-forms itself.
This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in the rich history of psychoanalysis and its connections to queer theory. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to engage with groundbreaking ideas and connect with like-minded individuals. Register now to secure your spot!
This is the third event in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series hosted by Vanessa Sinclair and Rendering Unconscious Center for Psychoanalysis!
Simone Atenea Medina Polo is a philosopher and interdisciplinary artist based out of amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). As a musician, Atenea has released multiple music albums as pseudo-antigone including her album Melancholic Melodrama (out August 15th) which tells a quasi-fiction of the subjective destitution of an insecure artist who severed her own humanity in a Faustian bargain to become TMZ-level pop star disaster. Academically, Atenea has published articles and book chapters in philosophy, psychoanalysis, and Marxism with collaborators and editors such as Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo, Slavoj Žižek, Julie Reshe, Vanessa Sinclair, Todd McGowan, and Duane Rousselle.
The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge, 2025). Artwork by trans icon Val Denham. Photo credit Simone Atenea Medina Polo and Pip Co.
