Dear Colleague,
Freud maintained that the "extramedical applications of
psychoanalysis are as significant as the medical ones." In my online
publication, "Making
Conscious the Unconscious in Social Reality: The Psychoanalytic
Interpretation of Culture," I suggest that psychoanalysis expands
the scope of its mission by focusing its lens "not only on events
occurring within the clinical situation, but also upon events occurring
outside the clinical situation—in social reality." But where would
this project be situated?
I am happy to tell you that my colleague Professor Siamak Movahedi and
friends at the Boston Graduate School for Psychoanalysis recently have
initiated a new GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND CULTURE, the first
of its kind in the United States to offer a MASTERS OF ARTS and DOCTOR OF
PSYCHOANALYSIS degree. The press release appears below.
I hope you will contact Dr. Movahedi to explore how you can enroll to
take courses and study in this important and exciting new program.
With best regards,
Richard Koenigsberg, Ph.D
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Phone: 718-393-1081
P. S. Dr. Stephen Soldz and I taught a course this Spring on the
PSYCHOANALYSIS OF WAR (PC 699). Please see our syllabi HERE and HERE.
For information on the PSYCHOANALYSIS AND CULTURE PROGRAM
at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Please Contact: Siamak
Movahedi, Ph.D., Program Director
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 617-277-3915
Details on the BGSP and its programs can be found at http://www.bgsp.edu/
The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Announces New Program in
Psychoanalysis and Culture
Brookline, MA. – The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP)
recently announced a new graduate program in Psychoanalysis and Culture,
the first of its kind in the United States. The program, which leads to the
Master of Arts and the Doctor of Psychoanalysis degrees, is designed to
examine the reciprocal relationship between psychoanalysis and culture in
order to more powerfully promote the knowledge of factors that underlie
personal and social change.
"Combining the insights of psychoanalytic thought with other
perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies,
this program explores complex issues such as mental health, individual and
social violence, race, gender, and sexuality," said Professor Siamak
Movahedi, a psychoanalyst and sociologist involved in the design of the
program. "This program examines the individual unconscious, the
socio-cultural environment in which it operates, and the interactions
between the two."
"Psychoanalysis and culture are, in many ways, at the heart of the
most creative work in the social sciences," said Charles Lemert, The
John C. Andrus Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University and teacher in
the program. "BGSP has long been a leader in the training of
psychoanalysts in both clinical and academic research. This new program on
psychoanalysis and culture, occupies a new space on the academic map."
For information on the PSYCHOANALYSIS AND CULTURE PROGRAM
at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Please Contact: Siamak
Movahedi, Ph.D., Program Director
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 617-277-3915
Details on the BGSP and its programs can be found on http://www.bgsp.edu/
One concentration—Psychoanalytic Social Theory—examines media,
literature, the arts, and politics to develop a deeper understanding of the
unconscious and cultural forces affecting society. The other
concentration—the Study of Violence—focuses on contemporary issues of
national and international importance such as interpersonal violence,
terrorism, and culture wars.
Graduates of the doctoral program are prepared to seek positions in
academia as researchers or teachers, or as senior administrators in mental
health or social service agencies. Clinically oriented courses are
available to supplement the Psychoanalysis and Culture studies for those
interested. Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2008
enrollment.
BGSP is the only regionally accredited, degree granting, independent
psychoanalytic school in the country. Since its founding in 1973, BGSP has
opened doors to psychoanalytic study to students from a wide variety of
academic backgrounds. Graduates of the school apply what they have learned
in clinical settings as well as in education, business, politics, and the
arts.