In bringing together the art of film and the art of psychotherapy, PsychoCinematics aims to open new terrain for collaborative and creative conversations about both. Each seminar includes a film showing followed by a presentation and lively discussion led by a facilitator. The films chosen are notable for their exceptional art, style and innovation. They ignite the imagination to dream differently about current issues, both clinical and theoretical, in our field. Adding critical depth and challenge to our collective dreaming, suggested readings of interdisciplinary interest will accompany each seminar.
Description
Date and Learning Objectives
Sunday, September 18th, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Pacific time
Location: The Beacon Theater, 4405 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118. The concession stand will be open for purchase of food and drink.
Cost: Please register at: Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study – Distinguished Speaker Series
Learning Objectives
- To understand what a pharmakon (medicine/poison) is.
- To reflect psychoanalytically on the dynamics of power within unequal erotic relationships and how various pharmaka are used consciously and unconsciously to address this inequality and the surrounding charged affects.
- To reflect on how film, psychoanalytic practice and other tools act as pharmaka in our work and how to use these tools ethically.
About our Facilitator
Elizabeth Sikes, PhD, LMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle, Washington and a faculty member there of the New School for Analytical Psychology. She holds a doctorate in philosophy and has written, researched and taught in the areas of existential and environmental philosophy, philosophy of film and poetry.
