A symposium on The Lacanian Teacher (2025) by Nick Stock and Nick Peim
Join this event to hear a discussion of the book The Lacanian Teacher. Education, Pedagogy and Enjoyment (2025, Palgrave).
A symposium on The Lacanian Teacher (2025) by Nick Stock and Nick Peim
11 Feb 2026, 17:30 – 19:15
Following the release of The Lacanian Teacher. Education, Pedagogy and Enjoyment (2025, Palgrave) by Nick Stock and Nick Peim, this seminar delves into the arguments made in the book.
The authors will be in conversation with Isabel Millar, acclaimed philosopher and author of The Psychoanalysis of Artificial Intelligence (2021, Palgrave) and Patipolitics (2026, Bloomsbury).
The conversation will explore questions of the teacher, their fantasmatic educational landscape, their enjoyment, and the repercussions for subjectivity, culture, and politics.
This event will be particularly useful to reseachers, policy makers, teachers and students who are interested in education, philosophy of education and teaching
PESGB seminar series
This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.
All are welcome to attend.
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Isabel Millar
Professor of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
Global Centre for Advanced Studies
Nick Stock
British Academy Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Birmingham
Nick Peim
Senior Lecturer
University of Birmingham
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