Event in Stockbridge, MA 02162
Refugees and Immigrants: Their Experience and Contribution to Psychoanalysis
| Start Date: |
Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
| Location: |
Stockbridge, MA 02162 |
| Description: |
The Erikson Institute of Austen Riggs Center is pleased to present:
"After Vienna: A conversation with Otto Kernberg, MD, and Thomas Kohut, PhD"
The opening roundtable examines the experiences two prominent psychoanalysts, Otto Kernberg and Heinz Kohut who were forced to emigrate from Vienna as the Holocaust approached. Dr. Kernberg will speak about his life and career considering his emigration experience, and Tom Kohut, PhD, will speak about how the emigration experience of his father Heinz Kohut influenced his personal and professional life and work. How both men have shaped American psychoanalysis will be examined. This discussion will be moderated by Nancy McWilliams, PhD.
Continuing Education details to follow
This webinar will be recorded for later viewing
This roundtable is part of "From Despair to Hope: The Holocaust, Immigration, and Psychoanalysis in North America," a collaboration between the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Sigmund Freud Museum honoring the late Anton O. Kris, MD.
The roundtable series is partially underwritten by Steven C. Ackerman and the Stockbridge Cultural Council. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact lisa.lewis@austenriggs.net.
Learning Objectives
After attending this program participants will be able to identify how the rise of National Socialism in Central Europe promoted oppression and forced migration of Jewish citizens.
After attending this program participants will be able to discuss how forced emigration shaped the personal and professional lives of two prominent psychoanalysts and the field of psychoanalysis.
After attending this program, participants will be able to discuss some intergenerational dynamics related to forced migration. |
| Url: |
https://education.austenriggs.org/content/refugees-and-immigrants-their-experience-and-contribution-psychoanalysis-north-america |
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Sunday, December 11, 2022 |
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