This course aims to explore how psychoanalysis has dealt with the dimensions of time and space in theory and clinical practice. It is suggested that crucial differences between authors are centred on these notions. These will have profound implications for a theory of technique, for the role given to experience in the analytic process, and for the interplay between the silence of the analyst and the timing of the formulation of an interpretation.

Taken as read:

Freud, S "Three essays on the theory of sexuality" (1905) SE 7 pp 125-245.

Freud, S. (1918a). From the History of an Infantile Neurosis. S.E ., 17: 3-123.

SEMINAR 1

Freud: the construction of a complex model on temporality

Saturday 7th February 11.15-12.45pm

Freud, S. (1914). Remembering, Repeating and Working-Through (Further Recommendations on the Technique of Psycho-Analysis II) S.E., 12:147-156

Freud, S. (1937). Constructions in Analysis. S.E. 23:257-269

Perelberg, R J (2008) Chapter 1 and 2 Time, Space and Phantasy London: Routledge

SEMINAR 2

Space and Time in the formulation of an interpretation: Freud and Klein

Saturday 14 th February 11.15-12.45pm

Freud, S. (1909) Notes Upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis, pp.153-251

Klein, M (1961) Narrative of a Child Analysis, London: Virago Press. Sessions 1 and 2.

SEMINAR 3

Winnicott: Potential Space. Fear of breakdown

Saturday 7th March 11.15 - 12.45pm

Bollas, C (1992) The Psychoanalyst’s use of free associations in Being a Character London: Routledge pp101-133

Winnicott, D.W. (1971) Transitional objects and transitional phenomena in Playing and Reality Harmondsworth: Penguin

Winnicott, D.W. (1963) Fear of breakdown in Winnicott, C; Shepherd, R and Davis, M (Eds) Psychoanalytic Explorations London: Karnac Books, 1989 pp 87-95

SEMINAR 4

Après-Coup: what does it really mean?

Saturday 21st March 9.30pm- 11.00pm

Birksted-Breen, D. (2003) Time and the après-coup. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 84:1501-1515

Faimberg, H. (2005). Après-coup. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 86, Part 1, February pp 1-6.

Perelberg, R J (2006) Controversial Discussions and Après-CoupIntern. J. Psychoanal. 87: 1199-1220. Full text in chapter 7 Time, Space and Phantasy London: Routledge, 2008. pp 106-130

Perelberg, R J (2008) The infant and the infantile, chapter 11 in Time, Space and Phantasy London: Routledge, 2008 pp181-193

SEMINAR 5

Forms of temporality in clinical practice and literature

Saturday 21st March 11.15-12.45pm

(Read two of the following four papers):

Bell , D (2007) Existence in time: development or catastrophe? The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 75: 783-805. Also in Perelberg, R J (2007) (Ed) Time and Memory London: Karnac

Bronstein, C (2002) Borges, immortality, and « The Circular Ruins International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 83(3):647-660. Also in Perelberg, R J (2007) (Ed) Time and Memory London: Karnac

Davies, R (2007) Regression, curiosity, and the discovery of the object in Perelberg, R J (2007) (Ed) Time and Memory London: Karnac

Williams, P (2007) “Making Time; Killing Time” in Perelberg, R J (Ed) Time and Memory London: Karnac.