{"product_id":"lacan-sucks-and-so-do-sophia-blackwell-9798319405784","title":"Lacan Sucks and So Do You: A Friendly Guide to Language, Desire, and Political Helplessness","description":"What if your political identity, your core beliefs, and even your taste in snack food weren't really \u003ci\u003eyours\u003c\/i\u003e? What if they were built out of language, hijacked by desire, and quietly manipulated by slogans, myths, and a Symbolic Order you didn't ask to be born into? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world of Jacques Lacan, where nothing means what it seems, and everything is your unconscious acting out.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLacan Sucks\u003c\/i\u003e is your brutally sarcastic, surprisingly accurate guide to Lacan's theory of language, power, and why you keep voting against your own interests. From signifiers that never shut up to unconscious desires that vote without you, this book breaks down how politics doesn't just \u003ci\u003euse\u003c\/i\u003e language-it \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e language.\u003cbr\u003eThrough roast-level commentary, existential side-eye, and actual philosophical insight (yes, really), this book unpacks: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow language doesn't reflect reality-it constructs it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy you're not an individual, you're a pre-written script with anxiety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow politicians weaponize your desires with slogans and symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the hell Lacan meant by \"the unconscious is structured like a language\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd how to fight back using the one weapon they fear: \u003cb\u003eyour own damn voice\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIf you've ever felt manipulated by political discourse, confused by your own identity, or just wanted to scream into a pillow while reading \u003ci\u003eÉcrits\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the book for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo degree in psychoanalysis or philosophy required. Just a sense of humor and a lingering suspicion that reality might be rigged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophia Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798319405784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Sophia Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089209766143,"sku":"9798319405784","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01cde762-7f9a-477f-a583-b8412001a995.jpg?v=1769108837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lacan-sucks-and-so-do-sophia-blackwell-9798319405784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}