Success is Failure: The Investigative Jouissance in Eating Disorders and Twin Peaks.

This article examines the structural homology between Lynch's investigative framework in Twin Peaks and the symptom formation in eating disorders, arguing that both operate through what we term "investigative jouissance"--a form of satisfaction derived from the endless deferral of resolution rather...

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Published in:	International Journal of Žižek Studies Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 1 - 17
Main Author:	Nuckols, Brian J.
Format:	Article
Published:	International Journal of Zizek Studies 2025
Subjects:	Eating disorders Twin Peaks (TV program) Delay of gratification Medical practice Paradox Lynch, David, 1946-2025 Žižek, Slavoj, 1949- Psychoanalysis Social criticism Neoliberalism
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