What we are about
Psyche & Society, directed by Dr. Talia Morag, organises events that explore the potential of psychoanalysis to provide new conceptual tools to articulate and provide a deeper understanding of contemporary social problems that otherwise seem baffling and intractable.
By developing conceptions such as the social unconscious and investigating the effects of social moralism, we hope to shed new light on major Australian social issues such as racism, sexism, stereotyping, indigenous recognition, alternative family structures, and religious fundamentalism.
Psyche & Society brings together academics, psychoanalysts and public intellectuals to discuss social issues in Australia and raise awareness in the wider community. We believe that the best way forward is through open and widely accessible conversations, conducted in ordinary language.
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Psyche & Society, directed by Dr. Talia Morag, organises events that explore the potential of psychoanalysis to provide new conceptual tools to articulate and provide a deeper understanding of contemporary social problems that otherwise seem baffling and intractable.
By developing conceptions such as the social unconscious and investigating the effects of social moralism, we hope to shed new light on major Australian social issues such as racism, sexism, stereotyping, indigenous recognition, alternative family structures, and religious fundamentalism.
Psyche & Society brings together academics, psychoanalysts and public intellectuals to discuss social issues in Australia and raise awareness in the wider community. We believe that the best way forward is through open and widely accessible conversations, conducted in ordinary language.
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'Thinking with Pyschoanalysis'
Conversation Series
Conversation Series
The series brings together academics of various disciplines, psychoanalysts and public intellectuals to explore various ways of using psychoanalysis as a fruitful matrix through which to understand complex and puzzling cultural and social phenomena of importance in the contemporary world.
Next:
Conversation with Joanne Faulkner about the Australian unconscious and (post) colonial past.
When: Friday 2 December, 2016
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Jonathan Lear Visit
December 2015
This year our main international guest is the renowned philosopher and psychoanalyst Prof. Jonathan Lear from the University of Chicago. During his visit, Lear will participate in conversations conducted at various levels of engagements, targeting academics, psychoanalysts and the wider public.
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Includes video of What is Recogition with Noel Pearson and Jonathan Lear
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December 2015
This year our main international guest is the renowned philosopher and psychoanalyst Prof. Jonathan Lear from the University of Chicago. During his visit, Lear will participate in conversations conducted at various levels of engagements, targeting academics, psychoanalysts and the wider public.
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Includes video of What is Recogition with Noel Pearson and Jonathan Lear
 The Unconscious - The Philosopher's Zone ABC Radio National, 29 November 2015 Dr. Talia Morag with presenter Joe Gelonesi Click here to listen |
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