Feminine Sexuality and the Work of the Negative.

The present paper discusses the intricate development of feminine sexuality by drawing on the ideas of André Green. The paper's main argument is that feminine sexuality is unique in being dependent on the creation of a representation of an internal empty space (as an ontological entity). This takes place through "the work of the negative" and involves an instinctual movement of "double reversal," by which the drive directed at the object helps the subject establish their own body as a source of pleasure. The author will argue that the combination of these two processes, defined in this paper as "the work of the feminine," is a prerequisite of the subject's capacity to structure themselves as having a sense of internal abundance, vitality, and power that is grounded in a receptive sexual position that is relevant to both sexes. The paper will conclude by presenting clinical material demonstrating how "the work of the feminine" manifests in the way the vagina is represented in feminine sexuality. As an afterthought, the paper will describe Green's unique contribution in relation to Winnicott's contribution and to the different ways in which these two authors address the manner in which the subject comes to dwell in their body.

Negative hallucinations, dreams and hallucinations: The framing structure and its representation in the analytic setting.

This paper explores the meaning of a patient's hallucinatory experiences in the course of a five times a week analysis. I will locate my understanding within the context of André Green's ideas on the role of the framing structure and the negative hallucination in the structuring of the mind. The understanding of the transference and countertransference was crucial in the creation of meaning and enabling the transformations that took place in the analytic process. Through a detailed analysis of a clinical example the author examines Bion's distinction between hysterical hallucinations and psychotic hallucinations and formulates her own hypothesis about the distinctions between the two. The paper suggests that whilst psychotic hallucinations express a conflict between life and death, in the hysterical hallucination it is between love and hate. The paper also contains some reflections on the dramatic nature of the analytic encounter.

Encontro-conferência com André Green sobre o trabalho do negativo realizado em 2009 / Meeting-conference with André Green on the work of the negative held in 2009

O texto apresenta a transcrição do encontro-conferência realizado na Universidade Paris 7, em 2009, com a presença de André Green. O objetivo deste encontro foi o desenvolvimento de sua teorização sobre o trabalho do negativo. Dois eixos foram seguidos, o desenvolvimento teórico do conceito proposto por André Green e a utilização deste conceito na prática clínica(AU)

The paper presents the transcription of the meeting-conference held at the University Paris 7, in 2009, with the presence of André Green. The purpose of this meeting was the development of his theorizing about the work of the negative. Two strands were followed, the theoretical development of the concept proposed by André Green and the use of this concept in the clinical practice(AU)

El texto presenta la transcripción del encuentro-conferencia realizado en la Universidad Paris 7, en 2009, con la presencia de André Green. El propósito de esta reunión fue el desarrollo de su teoría en el trabajo de lo negativo. Dos ejes se siguieron, el desarrollo teórico del concepto propuesto por André Green y el uso de este concepto en la práctica clínica(AU)

O mito de Sísifo e a falha do trabalho do negativo: um percurso clínico / The myth of Sisyphus and the failure of the work of the negative: a clinical route / El mito de Sísifo y el fracaso del trabajo de lo negativo: un recorrido clínico

Os autores descrevem um caso de autismo através da metáfora do mito de Sísifo, fazendo uma interface com a falha do trabalho do negativo, conceito proposto por André Green.

The authors describe a case of autism through the metaphor of the myth of Sisyphus, making an interface with the failure of the work of the negative, concept proposed by André Green

Los autores describen un caso de autismo a través de la metáfora del mito de Sísifo, haciendo una interfaz con el fracaso del trabajo de lo negativo, concepto propuesto por André Green.

O mito de Sísifo e a falha do trabalho do negativo: um percurso clínico / The myth of Sisyphus and the failure of the work of the negative: a clinical route

Os autores descrevem um caso de autismo através da metáfora do mito de Sísifo, fazendo uma interface com a falha do trabalho do negativo, conceito proposto por André Green.(AU)

The authors describe a case of autism through the metaphor of the myth of Sisyphus, making an interface with the failure of the work of the negative, concept proposed by André Green(AU)

Los autores describen un caso de autismo a través de la metáfora del mito de Sísifo, haciendo una interfaz con el fracaso del trabajo de lo negativo, concepto propuesto por André Green.(AU)