He is a famous French psychoanalyst. Someone told me that one of his theories is that the camera distorts the person or object being photographed, and then when someone views the finished product, the photograph, then they distort it also. It was supposed to be either in a famous book by Lacan or an essay by him. Thanks for your help.
2006-11-08 16:49:29 · 2 answers · asked by mountaindew25 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Jacques Lacan, "A Materialist Definition of the Phenomenon of Consciousness," The Seminar of Jacques Lacan. Book II: The Ego in Freud’s Theory and in the Technique of Psychoanalysis 1954-1955, trans. S. Tomaselli (London: Cambridge University Press, 1988).
2006-11-08 17:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ecrits seems to be a relevant place to start looking. This is one of his more famous books and discusses the ego.
If you are looking for sources related to framing/viewing/persona, etc. then let me also recommend John Berger's Ways of Seeing. If it doesn't seem to be relevant, it is a good/enlightening read nonetheless (and easy, unlike Lacan!).
2006-11-09 01:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Diane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋