The critique of the law of the father in contemporary Italy

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Abstract

This essay investigates the crisis of the Symbolic Law of the Father in the context of
Neoliberalism and debt economy by looking at two approaches by Italian intellectuals:
Massimo Recalcati’s myth of Telemachus and Marcello Veneziani’s trope of Ulysses’ bed.
As it lays out the shortcomings of both options, this essay sketches the contours of a progressive alternative solution based on the thought of sexual difference.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-43
Number of pages17
JournalSoft Power
Volume8,2
Issue number16
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

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