New Books in Psychoanalysis Jamieson Webster, "Disorganisation & Sex" (Divided Publishing, 2022)
Nov 17, 2025
Jamieson Webster, a New York-based psychoanalyst and author of 'Disorganisation & Sex,' dives deep into the tensions between desire and the complexities of sexual identity. She discusses how psychoanalysis can break away from traditional dyad models to foster broader social change. Webster challenges the norms of training institutions and stresses the need for institutional self-scrutiny. She also explores the duality of contemporary sexuality, linking it to societal catastrophes while advocating for a nuanced approach to sexual expression and psychoanalytic thought.
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Rethinking Psychoanalytic Institutes
- Lacan proposed institutes radically different from today's hierarchical training systems, advocating broad humanities and research.
- Webster argues current institutes sediment power and stifle the transference that should animate training.
Presume The Analyst Might Know
- Treat transference as a presumption that someone might know something, enabling speech toward the unknown.
- Use that presumption to welcome repetition with a difference and to allow new meanings to emerge in analysis.
Wait For The Unconscious Act
- Wait for unconscious linkages rather than clamping down on chaotic acting-out.
- Support patients to find their half-act; resist immediate inhibition or punitive interventions.
