New RU POD on The Queerness of Psychoanalysis!

WITH GEOFFREY HERVEY, MOLLY MERSON & SIMONE A. MEDINA POLO

RU333: GEOFFREY HERVEY, MOLLY MERSON & SIMONE A. MEDINA POLO ON THE QUEERNESS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

Geoffrey Hervey, Molly Merson, and Simone A. Medina Polo are here to discuss their contributions to The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge 2025) edited by Vanessa Sinclair, Elisabeth Punzi, and Myriam Sauer.

This discussion centers around the new book The Queerness of Psychoanalysis, which addresses the pathologizing tendencies of psychoanalysis in contrast to its liberatory potential. Contributors, almost all of whom are trans and/or queer, challenge traditional psychoanalytic frameworks, emphasizing flexibility and inclusivity, while exploring the intersection of queer theory and psychoanalysis. Specific chapters highlight experiences of transgender psychoanalysts, the role of drag in queer identity, and the need for psychoanalysis to reflect on its own practices, for example. This conversation also touches on the importance of embodied methods and the evolving nature of psychoanalytic theory.

Listen to Episode RU333 right here.

News and updates:

Carl and I are coming to London!

Join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson in London for the book launch for Meetings with Remarkable Magicians: Life in the Occult Underground by Carl Abrahamsson at Watkins Books, February 27th.

Then on February 28th, join us at Freud Museum, London for “Be Careful What You Wish For – Female & Male Existential Malaise and Hysteric Approaches in ‘The Substance’ and ‘Seconds’” presented by Carl Abrahamsson with Mary Wild as discussant.

Events to celebrate the book's release are happening!

Join Vanessa Sinclair, Myriam Sauer, and Elisabeth Punzi in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday, March 15th at Malmö Konstmuseum for the launch of The Queerness of Psychoanalysis.

Join M.E. O'Brien, Tobias Wiggins, Myriam Sauer, and Griffin Hansbury in Brooklyn, NY, USA on Friday, March 28th for The Transgender Psychoanalysts are Coming!

Molly Merson is co-organizing the upcoming Division 39 Spring Meeting, Bodies in Praxis, April 3-6, Online.

The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge 2025) has incredible cover art by trans icon Val Denham.

See you soon!

xo

Vanessa