Semblance, Discourse and Simulacrum in the contemporary scene

The present work thematizes the centrality of the image in contemporaneity, attending to the problem of the social bond from a Lacanian perspective. Parting from the Borromean knot between the real, symbolic and imaginary registers, the article will tackle the distinction between semblance and simulacrum, as well as the effects that the idea of a pure image without discursive inscription may have for the social bond.