Freud's 'talking cure' has spread further than ever, yet a hard question remains: can psychoanalysis be effective if it keeps out of politics, or is it political at its core? In this talk, psychoanalysts Jamieson Webster and Patricia Gherovici take up that debate through a series of case studies, looking at how politics enters the consulting room, from early cases dealing with homosexuality and race to analyses of the legacies of state and colonial violence.
The evening is part of the Free Clinics Festival, organised by the FREEPSY Collective. Webster practises in New York City and teaches at the New School for Social Research. Gherovici is a psychoanalyst and analytic supervisor who has been honoured with the Sigourney Award for her work with Latinx and gender variant communities. Raluca Soreanu also takes part in the discussion.
