GPHI
6775

Psychoanalytic Bodies

New School for Social Research: Philosophy

Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Psychoanalytic Bodies
Fall 2026
Taught By: Faculty TBA
Section: A

CRN: 19770

Credits: 3

How does psychoanalysis think of the body? Are we a body or do we have a body? Can we make the body equivalent to the drive—what Freud called his speculative fiction at the limit of the somato-psychic? What is the difference between the erogenous body and the anatomical one composed of flesh, organs, fluids, and genitals? And what about the problem of distinguishing the difference between body and language—only vaguely resolved by the term “embodiment” or “materiality”? Is psychoanalysis itself, a work with a patient‘s body or their language? From Freud to Klein, Kristeva, Ferenczi, and Lacan, to Nancy, Foucault, Preciado, and others, we will search for the body in psychoanalysis. 

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: New School for Social Research (GF)

Department: Philosophy (PHI)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Repeat Limit: 2

Add/Drop Deadline: September 8, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 16, 2026 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 8:02pm EDT 5/15/2026

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 6:00pm - 7:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/26/2026 - 12/14/2026