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The Fifth European Psychoanalytic Film Festival

 

SCREEN MEMORIES FROM THE EASTERN FRONT

  29 October – 1 November, 2009
  London

at BAFTA
British Academy of Film & Television Arts
195 Piccadilly, London

Information regarding the development of the programme for the fifth European Psychoanalytic film festival will be added to the evolving website at www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/epff5

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THE INTRODUCTORY
LECTURES
A Series of Introductory 
Lectures and Seminars
The series is aimed at providing an overall view of the basic and most important concepts in psychoanalysis and about its main applications. The aim of the course is to address the needs of the beginner in the field and those with clinical experience. You can download a booking form from these pages
 

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The Institute of Psychoanalysis

 

In conjunction with OPUS An Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society

and The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust

 

TIMON OF ATHENS

by William Shakespeare 

 

Timon, a rich and generous Athenian, showers his friends with gifts and hospitality. When the money runs out and his friends refuse to help, Timon turns into a savage misanthrope.

 

Matinee performance 2pm on Saturday 13 September 2008

At Shakespeare's Globe, 21 New Globe Walk,  Bankside,  London SE1

 

Followed at 6pm by a talk in the Nancy Knowles Theatre

 

A Manic Depressive’s Attitude to Money in Our Contemporary World

In contemporary discussion there is much talk about financial uncertainties and lack of adequate regulation from above.  There have been psychoanalytic contributions to the debate and a history of analytic thinking about money, control and regulation. These issues are particularly interesting in relation to Shakespeare’s play Timon of Athens which is not only his most manic depressive play but has attracted articles from economists since Karl Marx.  It seems particularly apt that we take the opportunity to discuss this infrequently performed play and consider the applicability of its ideas to our contemporary world.

 

The discussion will be led by contributions from:

Lucy Bailey, director of the play, and Prof. Andrew Hadfield, Shakespeare Scholar

 

Chair:  Gerald Wooster

A recent paper by David Tucket & Richard Taffler Phantastic objects and the financial market’s sense of reality: A psychoanalytic contribution to the understanding of stock market instability published in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis vol: 89 (2) April 2008 would be valuable reading in connection with this event      www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/ijpa/89/2

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APPLICATION FORM   -  TIMON OF ATHENS

 

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There are a limited number of tickets in each price range.  Please indicate 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th choice

 

Fees:        Theatre ticket   £15.00 + talk   = £30.00  

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PLEASE RETURN TO:   Ann Glynn,  The Institute of Psychoanalysis,  112A Shirland Road,  London W9 2EQ

                                         Tel: 020 7563 5017        email: ann.glynn@iopa.org.uk       www.psychoanalysis.org.uk

 

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Further Information

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Forthcoming Connecting Conversations events

For booking and venue information visit www.connectingconversations.org

  

Thursday 25 September

Children's Laureate Michael Rosen in conversation with Hannah Solemani

8.30pm, The Anna Freud Centre
Michael Rosen talks about his work and the part reading plays in the emotional life of children.
Tickets: £12/£8
Visit www.connectingconversations.org  for more details and to book tickets.

Sunday 2 November

Writer and literary critic Al Alvarez in conversation with Ted Jacobs

7pm, The Freud Museum
Al Alvarez talks about the writer's search for a voice.
Tickets: £12/£8
Visit www.connectingconversations.org  for more details and to book tickets
 

www.connectingconversations.org

 

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Psychoanalysis Comparable and Incomparable The Evolution of a Method to Describe and Compare Psychoanalytic Approaches Edited by David Tuckett Price: £21.99 Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback) Pages: 288 Published by: Routledge Publication Date: 24th January 2008 (Available for Pre-order) ISBN: 978-0-415-45143-7

"Perhaps the most critical task for psychoanalysis today is to distinguish a pluralism of valuable ideas from a state of sloppy disarray.  Psychoanalysts of different regions and schools have increasing difficulty distinguishing a diversity of valid ideas from mere babble. This extraordinary volume describes the enormous progress made by an ongoing international scientific effort to help analysts identify a core of the psychoanalytic process that is compatible with the variety of theories and techniques that now exists in the international community. By implication, this effort will also draw limits to what is properly considered psychoanalysis. A key element in this project has been the education of groups of analysts to listen to clinical material without the usual supervisory stance; rather, the effort is to understand the implicit analytic concepts of the presenter.

I know of no project more important than this one for the future of psychoanalysis.  Each chapter is filled with ideas, and every working analyst will come away from this book stimulated to think in new and interesting ways about his or her own clinical activity".

Arnold Cooper 2007

 

 

About the Book

How do we know when what is happening between two people should be called psychoanalysis? What is a psychoanalytic process and how do we know when one is taking place?

Psychoanalysis Comparable and Incomparable describes the rationale and ongoing development of a six year programme of highly original meetings conducted by the European Psychoanalytic Federation Working party on comparative clinical methods. The project comprises over seventy cases discussed by more than five hundred experienced psychoanalysts over the course of sixty workshops.

Authored by a group of leading European psychoanalysts, this book explores ways for psychoanalysts using different approaches to learn from each other when they present their work to each other, and provides tools for the individual practitioner to examine and improve his own approach. As described in detail in its pages, sticking to the task led to some surprising experiences, raising fundamental questions about the way clinical discussion and supervision are conducted in psychoanalysis.

Well known by many in the psychoanalytic community and the object of much interest and debate, this project is described by those who have had the closest contact with it and will satisfy a widely held curiosity in psychoanalysts and psychotherapists throughout the world.
 

Table of Contents

Birksted Breen, Introductory Foreword. Tuckett, On Difference, Discussing Differences and Comparison: An Introduction. Denis, In Praise of Empiricism. Bohm, Before the Method, Underestimating the Problem and the Meeting in Prague. Jemstedt, The Sorrento Experience: Chaos Replaced by Too Much Structure. Hinz, Some Reflections on the Problems of Comparison and Difference in the Light of Doubts and Enthusiasms. Tuckett, Reflection and Evolution: Developing the 2-Step Method. Birksted Breen, Ferro, Mariotti, Work in Progress: Using the 2-Step Method. Schubert, Experiences of Participating: Group Processes and Group Dynamics. Basile, Ferro, Some Surprises: A New Style for Case Discussion? Tuckett, Reflection and Comparison: Some Final Remarks. Tuckett, Appendix: The Origins of the EPF "New" Scientific Policy and Early History of the Working Party.
 

About the Author(s)

The authors of this book are a group of leading European Psychoanalysts asked by the European Psychoanalytic Federation (EPF) to form a working party devoted to understanding and comparing the different ways psychoanalyst work. They include among their number the current and former Editor of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and the former editor of the Revue Francaise de Psychoanalyse. Between them they have contributed numerous books and scientific articles in English and other languages.

 

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           A Bookcase in Sigmund Freud's Study
                                                        © Sigmund Freud Museum

A FOUNDATION COURSE IN PSYCHOANALYSIS

This new course is aimed at those who seek a deeper knowledge of psychoanalytic ideas and their application to clinical work.  It will be of particular interest to those who may wish to pursue a future training in psychoanalysis.  

Entry to the course is open to all postgraduate professionals -  both those working in the field of mental health ( psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, doctors, nurses, social workers and teachers)  and other professionals, as well as recently qualified graduates, who are thinking about a career in psychoanalysis, but who have not yet had any clinical experience.

Whilst the Introductory Lectures Course precedes the Foundation Course, it may not be necessary to have attended the introductory lectures before applying to this course.

The course will take place on  Friday afternoons between l pm and 3.30 pm throughout the academic year and will offer theoretical seminars (l ¼ hours) followed by clinical work discussion seminars (11/4 hours). Help in finding a suitable honorary placement may be offered to those participants who have had no prior experience in the field of mental health.

The course fees for the foundation course are £1200 per year.
Personal psychoanalysis is not required.

Further Details

Enquiries to Luke Perry
luke.perry@iopa.org.uk

 

 

Byron House: Exhibitions & Art

This new website page is to provide information about Byron House, the home of the British Psychoanalytical Society, its history and architecture, and to publicise current and future exhibitions housed in Byron House and where applicable link this to the relevant event.  This will become of particular interest in 2006 when various events will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Freud's birthday.