I’ve had a sufficiently high level of reading since I was very young. Before the 9th grade, I had already read the philosophers that precede Lacan thoroughly and I was very familiar with a wide range of Freud’s works. Through chance, I met an important psychoanalyst that took notice of my unusual situation and invited me to a lecture to test me. I have been working with them for four years since then. Indeed my interest in Linguistics stems from Lacanian psychoanalysis, which I would call the study of the individual and his organizations through total linguistic logic.
I think feminist critiques of Lacan don’t quite understand his work. I don’t blame them, even most specialized professionals won’t even touch Lacan. If you actually compare his and Levi-Strauss’ theory of incest prohibition, you’ll see two models that talk about the exchange of women in the same terms. It’s just that Levi-Strauss was carefully read by Simone de Beauvoir and was essential to making the Second Sex, and Lacan hasn’t been carefully addressed yet by almost anyone.
I did not submit a music supplement because I am not at the national level. I do have a letter of recommendation from my mentor that is incredibly strong.
Thank you for asking.