Psy che is the Greek word for soul\, mind\, or in ner life. Polis refers to the city-state or political community—the shared public world. Jo ined together\, psyche and polis evoke the insepar able relationship between the individual’s inner w orld and the social\, cultural\, and political wor lds they inhabit. The creative individual and the community are necessary to one another\, much like the soloist and orchestra in a concerto. Relation al psychoanalysis and psychotherapy\, in both thei r clinical and applied forms\, place creativity\, uncertainty\, surprise\, mutual influence\, and co -construction at the ethical core of the analytic encounter. The relational ethos\, however\, need n ot remain confined to the consulting room. It may also be understood as a form of ethical action in the world: an assault on indifference\, a defense of human dignity\, and a means of fostering collec tive recognition and responsibility. Historically\ , the analytic dyad and the larger social world ha ve often occupied an unequal playing field within psychoanalytic discourse. This three-hour seminar will consider what becomes possible when clinical ethics is extended beyond the dyad to encompass ci tizenship\, community\, political violence\, and h uman rights. It will ask how psychoanalysts and ps ychotherapists may remain attentive to the singula rity of individual experience while also recognizi ng the social conditions that shape psychic life.< /p>\n
Early and often underappreciated theorist s\, including Erich Fromm\, Marion Milner\, and Ot to Rank\, will be considered alongside contemporar y relational thinkers who have expanded psychoanal ytic understandings of creativity\, aesthetic expe rience\, clinical process\, and ethical action. Cl inical and applied material will explore how a per son may fashion a singular art of living while res isting the fashions and coercive demands of the ti mes.
\nThe seminar will focus on two comple x case studies: a pending United States deportatio n involving questions of justice\, trauma\, citize nship\, belonging\, and human dignity\; and the li fe and work of the eminent Greek composer and acti vist Mikis Theodorakis\, whose creative and politi cal commitments emerged in response to persecution \, imprisonment\, exile\, and historical violence. Through presentation\, multimedia material\, and discussion\, participants will examine the interre lated themes of hope\, despair\, transformation\, freedom\, citizenship\, and responsibility—and con sider the ethical obligations of psychoanalysis wi thin both the consulting room and the wider world.
\n DESCRIPTION:Psyche is the Greek word for soul\, mind\, or inne r life. Polis refers to the city-state or politica l community—the shared public world. Joined togeth er\, psyche and polis evoke the inseparable relati onship between the individual’s inner world and th e social\, cultural\, and political worlds they in habit. The creative individual and the community a re necessary to one another\, much like the solois t and orchestra in a concerto. Relational psychoan alysis and psychotherapy\, in both their clinical and applied forms\, place creativity\, uncertainty \, surprise\, mutual influence\, and co-constructi on at the ethical core of the analytic encounter. The relational ethos\, however\, need not remain c onfined to the consulting room. It may also be und erstood as a form of ethical action in the world: an assault on indifference\, a defense of human di gnity\, and a means of fostering collective recogn ition and responsibility. Historically\, the analy tic dyad and the larger social world have often oc cupied an unequal playing field within psychoanaly tic discourse. This three-hour seminar will consid er what becomes possible when clinical ethics is e xtended beyond the dyad to encompass citizenship\, community\, political violence\, and human rights . It will ask how psychoanalysts and psychotherapi sts may remain attentive to the singularity of ind ividual experience while also recognizing the soci al conditions that shape psychic life.\n \n \n Ear ly and often underappreciated theorists\, includin g Erich Fromm\, Marion Milner\, and Otto Rank\, wi ll be considered alongside contemporary relational thinkers who have expanded psychoanalytic underst andings of creativity\, aesthetic experience\, cli nical process\, and ethical action. Clinical and a pplied material will explore how a person may fash ion a singular art of living while resisting the f ashions and coercive demands of the times.\n \n \n The seminar will focus on two complex case studie s: a pending United States deportation involving q uestions of justice\, trauma\, citizenship\, belon ging\, and human dignity\; and the life and work o f the eminent Greek composer and activist Mikis Th eodorakis\, whose creative and political commitmen ts emerged in response to persecution\, imprisonme nt\, exile\, and historical violence. Through pres entation\, multimedia material\, and discussion\, participants will examine the interrelated themes of hope\, despair\, transformation\, freedom\, cit izenship\, and responsibility—and consider the eth ical obligations of psychoanalysis within both the consulting room and the wider world.\n \n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20270410T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270410T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270410T121500 LOCATION:Live via Zoom\n URL:https://austinpsychoanalytic.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=68 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR