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68 published posts on psychoanalysis, film, and culture.
Eve Watson in Berlin: Psychoanalysis, Femininity, and Singularity
Join us for a free public lecture by Eve Watson, a psychoanalyst and writer, at the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin on 5 November. She will discuss feminine differentiation, gender non-conformity, and the psychoanalytic approach to…
Read postCinema, Silence, and the Real. Three Events with Peter Jansson in Berlin
This January, I am delighted and honored to host Peter Jansson in Berlin. Over three events, we will explore cinema, psychoanalysis, and philosophy through a shared question. What can film show us when words fail.…
Read postLove is Giving What You Do Not Have: A Lacanian Reading of Plato’s Symposium 
Join us for a reading seminar of Lacan's seminar on transference-love. I will be giving a seminar for the lovely Perrhesia School of Philosophy in Berlin. Starts: 13 May – ends 10 June (5 Tuesdays) Where: Golda Books…
Read postWorking with Neurodiversity: Freud Lacan Institute Workshop in Dublin
I am excited to announce that I will be conducting a three-hour workshop on “Working with Neurodiversity” as part of the Program of Continuing Studies (PCS) at the Freud Lacan Institute in Dublin. 📅 Date: Saturday,…
Read postExtensive Seminar on the Clinical Structures
Next week marks the beginning of an extensive seminar on clinical structures in psychoanalysis, a collaboration with Theory Underground. I am very excited about this project, which is designed to distinguish itself both in form…
Read postSecond Instalment of the ‘Psychoanalytic Act’
This seminar offers a deep dive into Lacan's psychoanalytic approach. The second installment spans five sessions, covering topics like transference, diagnosis, interpretations, the analyst's desire, and clinical case study building. It's open to all, whether…
Read postThe Psychoanalytic Act in Five Acts: The Direction of Treatment for Lacan
I extend a warm invitation to join my five-part seminar with Parrhesia Berlin taking place in-person and online every week on Wednesdays at 7pm, starting this week. 5 Wednesdays – October 18, 25, November 1,…
Read postGuest in Germany: Stephanie Swales
I'm thrilled to announce that Stephanie Swales will be joining us all the way from Dallas for a series of lectures and workshops in Germany. If you are residing in Berlin or the Ruhr District,…
Read postLacan Reading Group on Hamlet
Those of you who follow this blog and are interested in joining our Lacan reading group in Berlin are welcome to do so starting next week. This year we will read Lacan's commentary on Hamlet in his Seminar…
Read postCalum Neill Visiting Germany
Dear readers, I am delighted to inform you that Calum Neill will join us for two events in Germany in the following weeks. Calum is an Associate Professor of Psychoanalysis & Cultural Theory at Napier…
Read postWorkshop: Foucault and Derrida in Couples Therapy with Freud
I want to invite you to join my 5-week workshop at Parrhesia Berlin titled 'Foucault and Derrida in Couples Therapy with Freud'. We start Tuesday Oct 18 and continue weekly until Nov 15, online (Zoom)…
Read postLecture on the Mirror Stage
Join us Thursday the 8th of September at 7:30pm (Berlin time/GMT+2) for my lecture on Lacan's mirror stage organized by the Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Group. The mirror stage is one of Jacques Lacan’s most…
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