Course Description:
Racist violence and political divide seem to be ever more extreme nationally, and the looming climate crisis and coronavirus pandemic have exposed deep fractures in our capacity to contain the basest of fears and hatred for each other. Within this emotional climate, the significance of the first Black president of the United States was a watershed. The Obama Presidential Portraits and their positive reception across the country has been unprecedented and can help us explore the “collective silence” around racism in psychoanalysis. “Radical empathy,” a term proposed by sociologist Terri Givens, describes how self and other are interwoven, and impact interaction. By emotionally engaging with a work of art, we can increase our empathy regarding internalized racism in our work.
Course Link: http://zoom.us/my/michiganpsychoanalysis
CE Value (credits): 2
CE Type: Standard
Sponsor Name:
Michigan Psychoanalytic Society
Contact Information:
Monica Evans
248-851-3380