I'm too busy with all the trials and tribulations of the publishing company not to mention the bookshop'. I rang back a couple of hours later and Vivien allowed me to change my mind. Somehow, this seems a very British story. As I understand it, my remit is to give a paper on the theme of the end of analysis. I will start then by exploring the title more closely.
Tradition is an interesting word.
Remaining with the British aspect of the title, I turned to the work of Raymond Williams, a Welshman. But, the word tends to move towards age-old and towards ceremony, duty and respect. Considering only how much has been handed down to us, and how various it actually is, this, in its own way, is both a betrayal and surrender. This is a Conference held in London hosted by a group who owe their original formation to the concepts elaborated by Jacques Lacan and perhaps in a broader sense to the French tradition of respect for learning and critical thinking. But, of course, here again we are faced with traditions, albeit of other kinds.