Counter-Talk Series
P-HOLE is thrilled to introduce our Counter-Talk Series!
As you know, P-HOLE was borne out of the frustration with psychoanalytic institutions in their recalcitrant difficulties
with issues of gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, and ability -and their refusal to address them in substantive ways.
Check here for forthcoming counter-talks:
The Counter-Talk Series is P-HOLE’s answer to the depletion many of us feel around psychoanalytic institutions and psychoanalytic organizations, which either:
We are tired of begging to be heard/taken seriously. Rather than continuing to expend our energies in protesting events that might do harm or which promote damaging rhetorics; instead of trying to educate institutional actors that will take up our time to, then, turn around and accuse us of being divisive or, worse, destructive; and rather than dedicate considerable effort to improve our institutes while fearing it will cost us our progression, referrals, or, even, that the institute may find excuses to drop us when we speak up, we feel that a much better use of our resources is to offer better and more sophisticated analytic programming.
Counter-Talk events will be scheduled at the same day/time as the event they are countering, naming the specific talk/speaker and the event’s sponsoring organization. As such, we will be offering real-time psychoanalytic alternatives that speak to the same issues in better and more ethical ways. These events will be virtual. We will be paying our speakers and presenters –using funds from our annual course, as we firmly believe that work should be paid. Attendance will be free but we will tie registration to an organization that benefits causes related to the theme of the event – and encourage you to donate generously within your ability.
Join us as we build a psychoanalysis done differently, a psychoanalysis that is not insular, whitewashed, or depoliticized and which puts rigorous psychoanalytic thinking in conversation with the social and the political. We will be letting you all know by email when such an event is upcoming but please feel free to check this page periodically for updates. Should you want to be removed from the Counter-Talks list, you can let us know by replying to our email to you.
Counter-Talk events will be scheduled at the same day/time as the event they are countering, naming the specific talk/speaker and the event’s sponsoring organization. As such, we will be offering real-time psychoanalytic alternatives that speak to the same issues in better and more ethical ways. These events will be virtual. We will be paying our speakers and presenters –using funds from our annual course, as we firmly believe that work should be paid. Attendance will be free but we will tie registration to an organization that benefits causes related to the theme of the event – and encourage you to donate generously within your ability.
Join us as we build a psychoanalysis done differently, a psychoanalysis that is not insular, whitewashed, or depoliticized and which puts rigorous psychoanalytic thinking in conversation with the social and the political. We will be letting you all know by email when such an event is upcoming but please feel free to check this page periodically for updates. Should you want to be removed from the Counter-Talks list, you can let us know by replying to our email to you.
If you know of an event that might warrant counter-programming and would like to let us know, please fill out the form below. Since this is a new initiative, we do not know how much capacity we will have and for how many events — but we will certainly follow up with you.
Solidarity, always
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