Sánchez, Gustavo (2024). ‘Chile woke up’ (and I can fall asleep no more): The fantasmatic organisation of the desire for change. Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society, 29 (3), pp. 412-428.
Abstract
In this article, I adopt the psychoanalytic notion of fantasy to challenge mainstream conceptualisations of the desire for social change. Recent anti-neoliberal uprisings across the world have been interpreted as expressions of the vitalist force of bodies beyond symbolic mediation. This obfuscates the ambivalent unconscious dynamics in the identification with emancipatory events. To counter this, I develop a psychoanalytic conceptualisation of the desire for change. I show the benefits of my approach through an empirical interpretation of the fantasmatic organisation of this desire in the context of the 2019 Chile revolt. By questioning the alleged straightforwardness of the desire for change, my study contributes to a more nuanced approach to emancipatory events.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41282-024-00462-4 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Work & Organisational Psychology College of Business and Social Sciences |
Funding Information: | This work is supported by the Agencia Nacional de Investigacio´n y Desarrollo (Becas Chile No. 72200242). |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | fantasy,estallido social,desire,revolt,emancipation |
Publication ISSN: | 1543-3390 |
Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2024 16:22 |
Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2024 07:52 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2024-09 |
Published Online Date: | 2024-07-08 |
Accepted Date: | 2024-07-01 |
Authors: |
Sánchez, Gustavo
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