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François Peraldi

1938 – 1993

French psychoanalyst

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Lived 1938 – 1993 (aged 54). François Peraldi was a Canadian and French linguist and psychoanalyst.

François Peraldi (May 2, 1938 – March 21, 1993) was a Canadian psychoanalyst and linguist. Peraldi introduced Jacques Lacan's clinical work into North America. He rejected the label Lacanian for himself and preferred to say he was engaged in "Lacanizing." Peraldi established a biweekly Peraldi Seminar for 15 years and established the Réseau des Cartels to help disseminate Lacan's and his group's ideas. He died of AIDS in 1993.

Selected works Peraldi, François (1970). The Erotic Body of Language. Texte Duncan, C; Peraldi, François (1974). Discourse of the Erotic: The Erotic in the Discourse. Meanjin Quarterly Peraldi, François (1978). Pour traduire "Un coup de dés..." Meta: Journal des traducteurs Peraldi, François (1978). L'élangage de la Folie. Santé mentale au Québec Peraldi, François (1980). Au-delà de la sémiolinguistique. La sémiotique de CS Peirce. Langages Paris Eco, Umberto; Peraldi, François (1980). Peirce et la sémantique contemporaine. Langages Peraldi, François (1981). La psychanalyse se meurt, la psychanalyse est morte, vive la GRC psychiatrique! Santé mentale au Québec Peraldi, François (1981). Why did Peirce terrorize Benveniste? Semiotica Peraldi, François (1982). Psychanalyse et traduction. Meta: Journal des traducteurs Peraldi, François (1984). Elle, l'Autre. Études freudiennes Peraldi, François (1987). The thing for Freud and the Freudian thing. 'American Journal of Psychoanalysis Peraldi, François (1988). A Note on Time in The Purloined Letter Peraldi, François, Egyed Bela [trans.] (1989). Passing-A-Way-Of-The-Child. in Nietzsche and the Rhetoric of Nihilism: Essays on Interpretation, Language and Politics Peraldi, François (1990). Théoriser, c'est pas terroriser ou l'erreur en traduction. Meta: Journal des traducteurs Peraldi, François (1990). The Passion of Death. A Free Associative Reading of Freud and Marguerite Duras. L'esprit Createur Peraldi, François (1991). The "Great Man" from Vienna to Paris in the Thirties. American Imago Peraldi, François (1992). Heterosexual Presumption. American Imago

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Who was François Peraldi?

French psychoanalyst (1938-1993)

When was François Peraldi born?

François Peraldi was born on 2 May 1938 in Paris.

When did François Peraldi die?

François Peraldi died on 21 March 1993 in Montreal.

What was François Peraldi's occupation?

François Peraldi was a linguist and psychoanalyst.

What nationality was François Peraldi?

François Peraldi was Canadian and French.

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