Weapons, desire and the making of war
A Lacanian response
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7737529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L R Danil, L R Desrochers (University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 330-342 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies on Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2162-4887 • E-ISSN: 2162-4909 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21624887.2018.1473670 |
| OpenAlex | W2800702783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article is partly inspired by Benjamin Meiches’ article, which was published in this journal (2017), and wishes to offer an alternative understanding of the connection between weapons, desire and the making of war. This article will argue that Meiches’ arguments – in particular those focused on the issue of desire – can be equally viewed through the prism of the work of the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan – even though Meiches explicitly takes on a position that draws upon the work of Deleuze and Guattari. In so doing, the article will argue that a focus on Lacan sheds light on the constitution of the self and subjectivity, and the formative and indeed fundamental influence of desire on subjectivity and the social, as well as the interconnection and feedback loop that exists between the two. Lacan also offers an opening to not only understand desire but also to reroute a desire for weapons, and more broadly, the making of war, into alternative possibilities. Further, the article will also argue that, following Meiches’ suggestion of taking the weapon–human relationship seriously in order to tackle questions of war, domination and other forms of political violence, psychoanalysis and distinctly, Lacanian psychoanalysis, through its focus on the psyche, desire and the social, could actually prove to be a useful tool in doing so
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |