Friday, April 17, 7:30pm/Eastern – in person and online

MARIANNE HIRSCH, Reparative Memory


The 2025-2026 Colloquium Series

IN DIALOGUE: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE HUMANITIES

The 2025-2026 Colloquium Series

presented by the Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute

REPARATIVE MEMORY

MARIANNE HIRSCH, William Peterfield Trent Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature and the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, Columbia University

with Hosts & Moderators, Roger Frie, PhD, PsyD, and Nancy Freeman-Carroll, PsyD, Co-Presidents of the Psychoanalytic Society

FRIDAY, APRIL 17th, from 7:30-9:00pm/Eastern

Held in person at the Institute, 20 West 74th Street, New York City and via live stream online

1.5 CEs are available for attending. In order to receive your credit for attending, follow the instructions that are sent prior to the event.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Marianne Hirsch is the William Peterfield Trent Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature and the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender at Columbia University. She writes about the transmission of memories of violence across generations, combining feminist theory with memory studies in global perspective, a process she has termed “post memory.” Some of her books include Family Frames: Photography, Narrative, and PostmemoryThe Generation of Postmemory: Writing and Visual Culture After the Holocaust; and Women Mobilizing Memory. She is currently a Getty Scholar and completing a book on the theme of reparative memory.

 

ABOUT THIS SERIES

From its very beginnings, psychoanalysis has existed at the intersection of science and the humanities. In the face of increasing pressures from evidence-based practice and medicalization, what can psychoanalysis learn from the humanities? Collectively, our speakers represent the leading edge in humanities and the arts and bring a diverse array of perspectives to bear. These talks promise to illustrate the manifest and often overlooked links between psychoanalysis and the humanities and provide a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary learning and dialogue.

All speakers will present their talks in person. We encourage everyone who can, to attend in person and continue the tradition of meeting together at the Institute. For those who are unable to join in person, we offer a real-time stream, to reach beyond New York to a broader audience.

This series is presented at no charge to its audience. Please consider making a donation to The Psychoanalytic Society when registering.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Overall objectives of this colloquium series:
  • Describe the many interactions between the humanities and psychoanalysis.
  • Explain how psychoanalytic practice can benefit from the insights of the humanities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES THIS PRESENTATION:
  • Describe the ways in which memory can have a reparative effect.
  • Explain the relationship of reparative memory to trauma and psychoanalytic practice.

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