Here is a visual timeline of Lacan’s seminars (1953–1980), mapped according to their dominant conceptual phases:
• Sky Blue (1953–1960): Imaginary & Symbolic — mirror stage, ego formation, entry into language.
• Orange (1961–1970): Desire, the Real & Object a — emergence of the Real, the logic of desire, and the introduction of object a.
• Light Green (1971–1980): Discourse, Jouissance & Topology — the four discourses, the sinthome, and the speaking body.
Would you like a similar visual focused just on the evolution of object a or the Real, tracing how their meaning shifts through these phases?
