Lionel Monteith Public Lecture
The Lionel Monteith annual lecture is
open to the public and focuses on a theme of current concern which is examined from a psychoanalytic perspective.
Professor Brett Kahr
Fame and the unconscious –
Creative and malignant components of celebrity culture
Chair: Prophecy Coles
In his talk, Professor Kahr will examine the
meaning of the current obsession with fame and celebrity and draw upon
his experiences as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and as a broadcaster
to examine what role the "celebrity" might fulfil in the unconscious
life and group function of the culture. What might we learn from the
preoccupation with celebrities about our destructiveness and the need to
be seen and mirrored, and can celebrity be aspirational or
inspirational?
Professor Brett Kahr is a BPC psychoanalytic
psychotherapist for individuals and couples, a Senior Clinical Research
Fellow in Psychotherapy and Mental Health at the Centre for Child Mental
Health in London, and Honorary Visiting Professor at Roehampton
University. He is author or editor of six books, including the first
biography of Donald Winnicott, and recently, Sex and the Psyche. He has
worked in mental health broadcasting recently as Resident
Psychotherapist on BBC Radio 2, and as Spokesperson for the BBC mental
health campaign "Life 2 Live".
Saturday 24 April 2010
| 10.30am - 11.00am |
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Refreshments and bookstall |
| 11.00am - 1.00pm |
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Lecture and discussion |
St Thomas' Hospital
The Governors Hall, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1
Tickets
£20 in advance or £22 on the door
(student/trainee rate: £14 in advance, £16 on the door)
from Aishleen Lester at the
Lincoln Centre
Make cheques payable to 'The Lincoln Centre'
British Sign Language interpreter
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