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Illustration: Josephs Dream, as in Genesis 37:9–10, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible.Illustrators of the 1890 Holman Bible. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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A Two-Day Conference jointly sponsored by the Scientific Program Committee and
The Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis: The Mind of the Artist: October 26 – 27, 2018
New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: 247 E. 82nd Street, New York City
Speaking from a theoretical perspective, Friday evening’s panelists will consider the relation between artistic creativity and psychoanalytic treatment, the significance (if any) of the high incidence of affective disorders among literary and visual artists, the paradigm of art as reparation of early object relations, and the like. The relevance of Freud’s notion of sublimation to more recent explanations of the intra- and inter-psychic valuations of imaginative expression and the relationship of imagination to the self, to mechanisms of defense and agency, will be explored. Saturday morning’s session will be devoted to a discussion with literary and visual artists on the notion of art as play, the neurobiological aims of that instinct in the making of meaning, the relation of id and ego function to unconscious fantasy and its expression in art, and how artistic expression bears upon our neuroscientific understanding of pleasure and reward. A plenary session by Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel will be offered in the Continue reading The Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis: The Mind of the Artist: October 26 – 27, 2018 at NYPSI
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MEETINGS Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Sept. 25: “Archival Footage of Ellis Toney and Ralph Greenson Discussing Their Cross-Racial Psychoanalysis” – Film to be shown in its entirety followed by discussion with the audience. Discussant: Anton Hart, Ph.D.
Oct. 16: “Psychoanalysis in the Digital Age”
Panelists: Todd Eissig, Ph.D.; David Goldenberg, M.D., Gillian Isaacs Russell, Ph.D., Rebecca Twersky, M.D. (moderator)
Oct. 26 – 27: CONFERENCE jointly sponsored by the Scientific Program Committee and the Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis: “THE MIND OF THE ARTIST”
Fri eve: Jean-Michel Rabaté, Ph.D.; Danielle Knafo, Ph.D.; Peter Rudnytsky, Ph.D., LCSW; Joel Whitebook, Ph.D.; Lois Oppenheim, Ph.D. (moderator)
Sat AM: Sue Gosin, M.F.A.; Siri Hustvedt, Ph.D.; Eliza Kentridge; Mark Solms, Ph.D. (moderator)
Sat PM: Eric Kandel, M.D., Nobel Laureate followed by Q & A with all Continue reading Beyond the Basic Curriculum at IPTAR
