Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze

The article addresses the issue of the constitution of the subject and the formation of identity in a world that is rapidly changing along with threats it cannot control. The discussion will span between the epistemic interpretive perspectives of Rene Girard and Jacques Lacan, involving aspects of t...

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Main Author: Klaudia Węc
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Language:deu
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Chrześcijańskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Warszawie (Scientific Publishing House of the Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw) 2023-09-01
Series:Studia z Teorii Wychowania
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Online Access:http://sztw.chat.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0053.9108
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description The article addresses the issue of the constitution of the subject and the formation of identity in a world that is rapidly changing along with threats it cannot control. The discussion will span between the epistemic interpretive perspectives of Rene Girard and Jacques Lacan, involving aspects of the understanding of the subject, the meaning of language, the perception of the image, and the action of the Real. In the cognitive approach, the goal is to show the space of violence, crisis, trauma and finally language as a representative of culture. In the interpretive perspective, two (signifiant) mechanisms of human behavior are presented: mimicry and petrification, the action of which is revealed in the subject, or for the subject. The critical perspective will refer to the contemporary condition of the subject and its position in relation to nature, culture and social conditions. As for pedagogical discourse, the question is formulated: how do we understand the reality in which the subject exists, and what is the dimension of violence that organizes culture or emerges from this culture? The text uses concepts borrowed from Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalysis.
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spelling doaj-art-c86a572a522148838dde41fa8d1b3b0d2025-08-20T02:11:26ZdeuWydawnictwo Naukowe Chrześcijańskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Warszawie (Scientific Publishing House of the Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw)Studia z Teorii Wychowania2083-09982719-40782023-09-01XIV2 (43)14715910.5604/01.3001.0053.910801.3001.0053.9108Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gazeKlaudia Węc0Cracow University of Technology, PolandThe article addresses the issue of the constitution of the subject and the formation of identity in a world that is rapidly changing along with threats it cannot control. The discussion will span between the epistemic interpretive perspectives of Rene Girard and Jacques Lacan, involving aspects of the understanding of the subject, the meaning of language, the perception of the image, and the action of the Real. In the cognitive approach, the goal is to show the space of violence, crisis, trauma and finally language as a representative of culture. In the interpretive perspective, two (signifiant) mechanisms of human behavior are presented: mimicry and petrification, the action of which is revealed in the subject, or for the subject. The critical perspective will refer to the contemporary condition of the subject and its position in relation to nature, culture and social conditions. As for pedagogical discourse, the question is formulated: how do we understand the reality in which the subject exists, and what is the dimension of violence that organizes culture or emerges from this culture? The text uses concepts borrowed from Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalysis.http://sztw.chat.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0053.9108subjectidentityviolencemimicrylanguagegaze
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title Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze
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title_fullStr Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze
title_full_unstemmed Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze
title_short Masks and mirrors of subject identity. Between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze
title_sort masks and mirrors of subject identity between the petrification of language and the mimeticization of the gaze
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