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French psychoanalyst and writer (–)

"Lacan" redirects here. For other uses, see Lacan (disambiguation).

Jacques Marie Émile Lacan (,^[3]lə-KAHN;^[4][5]French:[ʒakmaʁiemillakɑ̃]; 13 April – 9 September ) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist.

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Described as "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud",^[6] Lacan gave yearly seminars in Paris, from to , and published papers that were later collected in the book Écrits. Transcriptions of his seminars, given between and , were also published.^[7] His work made a significant impact on continental philosophy and cultural theory in areas such as post-structuralism, critical theory, feminist theory and film theory, as well as on the practice of psychoanalysis itself.

Lacan took up and discussed the whole range of Freudian concepts, emphasizing the philosophical dimension of Freud's thought and applying concepts derived from structuralism in linguisti