NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
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Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
Friday, January 11, 2013, 7 pm, $10 Suggested Donation
Presents a screening of Hitchcock’s Rear Window followed by a psychoanalytic discussion with Peter Dunn, M.D.
Rear Window is a 1954 suspense film by Alfred Hitchcock ranked 45 in the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest American movies. Like many of Hitchcock’s films the plot of Rear Window is about a morally upright man who gets into trouble by giving in to his desire for a cool, blond beauty.
The movie is generally understood as a study of sexual voyeurism and much of the fun of the movie comes from the audience identifying with the voyeur. Less apparent is that the movie expresses a primal scene fantasy in which the relationship between women and men is seen as analogous to the relationship of the Venus Fly Trap and its prey. Hitchcock hides this dark narrative in plain sight using devices that are identical to those used in dreams such as “splitting of the object world” and the nesting of the more disturbing aspects of the central fantasy in the “dream within the dream” world that the voyeur observes.
Following the movie Dr. Dunn will summarize his understanding of the movie and will lead a general discussion.
Students, academics and clinical professionals in the analytic community are encouraged to attend. Members of the general public are also welcome.
Dr. Dunn is the Director for Clinical Services at NYPSI and serves on the Editorial Board of the Psychoanalytic Quarterly. He was formerly on the Boards of JAPA and the Israel Journal of Psychoanalysis, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Contributing Editor to Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He has received the “Teacher of the Year” award in psychiatry six times from Mt. Sinai, the Charles Brenner Teaching Award from NYPSI and the Edith Sabshin Award from the American Psychoanalytic Association.
Reservations Strongly Suggested as Seating is Limited
For Tickets & Info: admdir@nypsi.org or www.nypsi.org
Educational Objectives:
1) To understand how a specific unconscious fantasy about the relationship of men and women is expressed in the movie Rear Window.
2) To understand how a movie employs the same techniques as the dream in disguising disturbing content.
Information regarding CME credit for physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of [3] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Information regarding CE credit for psychologists
Who Should Attend: Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed psychotherapists)
APA-approved CE Credits:
Psychologists: The New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. NYPSI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA-approved CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance and completed evaluation forms. After submitting a completed evaluation form, attendees will receive a pdf documenting credit via email.
Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.
DISCLOSURE: None of the planners or presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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