Seminar XX: Encore
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Seminar XX: Encore is a pivotal 1972–73 psychoanalytic seminar by Jacques Lacan that explores the relationship between sexuality, language, and the limits of knowledge, notably formulating his influential theory of feminine sexuality and jouissance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seminar XIX | 1 |
| Seminar XX: Encore canonical | 1 |
| twentieth seminar | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seminar XX: Encore Context triple: [Jacques Lacan, notableWork, Seminar XX: Encore]
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Seven Sessions
Seven Sessions is the English title of "Majalis-e Sab'a," a notable work of Islamic religious discourse traditionally structured as a series of seven gatherings or lectures.
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A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
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C.
Meeting of Minds
Meeting of Minds is a television series created and hosted by Steve Allen in which actors portray historical figures engaging in scripted roundtable discussions about philosophy, politics, and culture.
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The Night Sessions
The Night Sessions is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores a near-future Scotland where religion has been violently marginalized and a detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders.
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Super Session
Super Session is a 1968 blues-rock album featuring guitarist Mike Bloomfield alongside Al Kooper and Stephen Stills, celebrated for its improvisational jam sessions and influential guitar work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seminar XX: Encore Target entity description: Seminar XX: Encore is a pivotal 1972–73 psychoanalytic seminar by Jacques Lacan that explores the relationship between sexuality, language, and the limits of knowledge, notably formulating his influential theory of feminine sexuality and jouissance.
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A.
Seven Sessions
Seven Sessions is the English title of "Majalis-e Sab'a," a notable work of Islamic religious discourse traditionally structured as a series of seven gatherings or lectures.
-
B.
A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
-
C.
Meeting of Minds
Meeting of Minds is a television series created and hosted by Steve Allen in which actors portray historical figures engaging in scripted roundtable discussions about philosophy, politics, and culture.
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D.
The Night Sessions
The Night Sessions is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores a near-future Scotland where religion has been violently marginalized and a detective investigates a series of attacks on religious leaders.
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E.
Super Session
Super Session is a 1968 blues-rock album featuring guitarist Mike Bloomfield alongside Al Kooper and Stephen Stills, celebrated for its improvisational jam sessions and influential guitar work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychoanalytic seminar
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work by Jacques Lacan ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| addresses |
limits of the phallic function for feminine subjectivity
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logic of sexual non-rapport ⓘ relation between love and knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Lacan ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Other jouissance
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discourse ⓘ phallic function ⓘ sexual difference ⓘ signifier ⓘ the Other ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinLacanSeminars |
twentieth seminar
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linked to:
Seminar XX: Encore
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateRange | 1972–1973 ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of knowledge in psychoanalysis
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relation between jouissance and the signifier ⓘ relation between sexuality and language ⓘ |
| follows |
Seminar XIX
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linked to:
Seminar XX: Encore
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| formulates |
Lacan's theory of feminine jouissance
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Lacan's theory of feminine sexuality ⓘ |
| hasForm |
edited transcript
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oral seminar ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book XX: Encore ⓘ |
| inception |
1972
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1973 ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist theory
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gender studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
feminine sexuality
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jouissance ⓘ language ⓘ limits of knowledge ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacques Lacan's seminars
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linked to:
Lacanian seminars
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| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil ⓘ |
| setting | Paris psychoanalytic school ⓘ |
| subtitle | On Feminine Sexuality, The Limits of Love and Knowledge ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
post-structuralism
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structuralism ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Encore (Again) ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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linked to: Seminar XX: Encore
linked to: Seminar XX: Encore