Annual Theme: The Analytic Act
This year, our annual theme is The Analytic Act. Our primary text will be ‘The Overview of the Psychoanalytic Act’ by Jacques Lacan (1969), translated by Cormac Gallagher.
The programme will commence on Saturday, 13 September 2025.
The Forum meets bi-weekly on Saturdays at 4:00 PM (UK time), via Zoom.
Reading Seminar
Our core activity is a close reading of the above text. Supplementary readings will include papers this topic, including ‘The Aim of the Analytic Act’ (2021) by Colette Soler.
Open Online Seminar Series
In addition to our core reading, the Forum of London also holds public online seminars. This year’s series will feature contributions from Colette Soler and other Psychoanalysts from the School of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Field (IF-EPFCL) in Paris, on the theme of the Psychoanalytic Act (Dates to be confirmed).
Clinical Space
The Clinical Space seminar will offer quarterly meetings dedicated to clinical discussion. For 2025-2026 we will read and discuss Colette Soler’s article ‘A Passion in Transference: Marion Milner and the Susan case’ (Dates to be confirmed).
International English Speaking Seminar
This collaboration seminar brings together colleagues from English-speaking Forums in the Lacanian Field globally. The theme for 2025-2026 is ‘The Ethics of Psychoanalysis’. Seminars will include contributions by Colette Sole and other members of the International Forums.
Upcoming dates for 2025 are: 11 September, 23 October, and 11 December 8:00 PM.
Contact
If you would like to find out more about our forum or join our activities, please contact us on forumoflondon@gmail.com or visit our website on https://forumoflondon.com/
