Essays on Egos

This article examines the evolution of a new male working class in the 1840s that used New York City taverns as their focal point. 1840’s and 1850’s New York City, saw a mass immigration of people from Ireland in particular, who came on the promise of Jacksonian Democracy common man equality. The tremendous amount of immigrants forced the majority of these men to work in factories rather than use their developed skills. These men who lived in the midst of New York City ghettos used the taverns to bond together yet separate themselves from jobs that were ...

In his article Ecrits, Jacques Lacan discusses the interdependent relationship between the subject of a psychoanalysis as well as the psychoanalyst himself. The premise of the article is to determine what the most effective course of treatment is whenever a psychologist is treating a patient suffering from a mental or nervous system disorder . In the introduction, the question of the expert providing the treatment keeping himself disconnected from the patient is explored. Lacan suggests that remaining impartial and maintaining a neutral perspective is crucial in ensuring that the most effective treatment. The remainder of the article sets out the ...

Collaboration and Collectivity have become central methods of advancing contemporary art. Artists associations, groups, networks, partnerships, and coalitions are terms often mentioned in light of contemporary art. As such, collaboration and collectivity become generic names used when an artist chooses not to work alone, but to come together and co-work with other artists. The collaboration may also entail an artist cooperating with members of a certain community as they all work to realize the objectives of a given project. The slight difference between cooperation and participation comes in the extent of the controls between the parties involved. The collaboration ...