Tag Archives: trauma

Affect, memory, and the transmission of trauma (CFP, Conference, London, 15 March 2013)

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

Call For Papers: Affect, memory, and the transmission of trauma 15 March 2013 Goldsmiths College, London Keynote speakers: Professor Valerie Walkerdine, Cardiff University and Dr. Lisa Blackman, Goldsmiths College This interdisciplinary conference explores the connections between affect, memory, and trauma, and examines … Continue reading →

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Shared Traumas, Silent Loss, Public and Private Mourning (Psychoanalysis and Politics Conference, London, October 2012)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Psychoanalysis and Politics: Shared Traumas, Silent Loss, Public and Private Mourning Autumn Symposium, 19 and 20 October British Psychoanalytical Society, 112a Shirland Road, London The symposium questions the junctions of the private and the public when it comes to trauma, … Continue reading →

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Trauma: Theory and Practice (3rd Global Conference) (CfP, Conference, Lisbon, 19-22 March 2013)

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to examine and explore issues surrounding individual and collective trauma  in terms of practice, theory and lived reality. Trauma studies has emerged from its foundation in psychoanalysis to be a dominant methodology for understanding … Continue reading →

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Bloody Sunday and Poetry

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Reflecting on the role of poetry in helping a traumatized community to flourish, Clara Dawson writes: In the last week, Derry commemorated the fortieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday by holding their annual march through the streets, and with the performance … Continue reading →

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Interrogating Trauma in the Humanities (CFP, Interdisciplinary International Conference, Lincoln, August 2012)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Interrogating Trauma in the Humanities An International Interdisciplinary Conference, 20-23 August 2012 University of Lincoln, UK Since 9/11 and the so called ‘terror attacks’, questions surrounding the nature of traumatic experience and how that experience may be presented/represented have dominated … Continue reading →

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Three October Arts in Health Events

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Touching the Soul:  An Exhibition of the Arts: October 7th, 8th & 9th 2011, Sheffield This is an arts exhibition being staged at the Jessop West exhibition space to mark World Mental Health Day. All exhibits are produced by users … Continue reading →

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CFP – Understanding and Working with the Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Nottingham, 8-10 November 2011

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Asylum Associates & MMU Present a Three Day Congress Understanding and Working with the Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse 8th, 9th & 10th November 2011 Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham NG22 9DN Child sexual abuse is a global problem that … Continue reading →

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CFP: Representing the Contentious: A Symposium 14 October 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

 Representing the Contentious: A Symposium 14 October, 2011 10 am – 4 pm Shoreditch Town Hall 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT Wellcome Trust Project: Mind Over Matter Representing the Contentious is a one-day interdisciplinary symposium that will examine the … Continue reading →

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A Review of “Schizophrenia: 100 Years On” (Part 2)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Anthony Morgan, convenor of “Schizophrenia: 100 Years On,” continues his review of the series: Mark Cresswell from the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University is heavily involved in the politics of mental health. In his talk, ‘Between Sedgwick … Continue reading →

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A Review of “Schizophrenia: 100 Years On” (Part 1)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Anthony Morgan, convenor of “Schizophrenia: 100 Years On,” writes: 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the diagnosis of schizophrenia, the most severe, enigmatic and controversial of mental disorders. At a time when biological and neuroscientific accounts of … Continue reading →

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