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2026-2027 Program Preview September 22, 2026 (Tues 7pm zoom) “Outside the Box” (presentation on analysis outside the consulting room): “Fashion and Psychoanalysis” Valerie Steele Tuesday 7pm central October 13, 2026 (Tues 7pm, in person) “Why Trump? A Kohution Perspective “ Chuck Strozier Nov 7, 2026 (Saturday 10am, Zoom) "EMOTION in Myth and Dream, in Jung and Neuroscience"Beverley Zabriskie December 8, 2026 (In person) “The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society and the Chicago Psychoanaytic Institute: A Historical and Archival Perspective" CPI cosponsor, John Leonard on Archives and Jim Anderson on history of psychoanalysis |
Society Archives Spotlight From the Archives: Jim Fisch Weaves Tall Tales in Service of a Larger Point: Speaking at the 60th anniversary of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis in 1992, past Society president Jim Fisch offers his audience a concoction of fabrications, exaggerations, and even -- as he readily admits -- flat-out lies, as he speaks about the events shortly before and after his move to Israel in the late 1980s. His tall tales serve to illustrate a larger point about the importance of friendship and playfulness. The transcript of his talk appeared in 1993 in the Society newsletter. |
Upcoming Program Fashion and Psychoanalysis Presenter: Valerie Steele, PhD Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 7:00 – 9:00 PM Central time By ZOOM ONLY
Speaker: Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she has organized more than 25 exhibitions since 1997, including The Corset: Fashioning the Body, London Fashion, Gothic: Dark Glamour; A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk, Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, Paris, Capital of Fashion, and Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis. She is also the author or editor of more than 30 books, including Paris Fashion: A Cultural History, Women of Fashion, Fetish: Fashion, Sex and Power, The Corset, Gothic: Dark Glamour, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: A History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis, and Fashion Designers A-Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT. Her books have been translated into Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. In addition, she is founder and editor in chief of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, the first scholarly journal in Fashion Studies. Steele combines serious scholarship (and a Yale Ph.D) with the rare ability to communicate with general audiences. As author, curator, editor, and public intellectual, Valerie Steele has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies and in raising awareness of the cultural significance of fashion. She has appeared on many television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Undressed: The Story of Fashion. Described in The Washington Post as one of “fashion’s brainiest women” and by Suzy Menkes as “The Freud of Fashion,” she was listed as one of “The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry” in the Business of Fashion 500: (2014 to the present).Description: We tend to focus on the spoken word when listening to the unconscious. This presentation illuminates another modality, fashion, as an expression of the unconscious. Utilizing images from the exhibit “Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis” (September 2025 to January 2026 at MFIT), Dr. Valerie Steele will draw on psychoanalytic concepts using ideas from Freud, Jung, Lacan and Anzieu to interpret the work of several well known designers. Agenda: In the first hour the presenter will discuss her topic with both lecture and slides and the second hour will be time for audience discussion. Learning Objectives After attending this session, participants should be able to:
Continuing Education Credits are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join. The presenter, Valerie Steele, PhD, and the organizer, Lisa Karaitis, PsyD, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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Organized June 8, 1931 and accepted as a Constituent Society by the American Psychoanalytic Association in 1932, the Society's mission is to advance the field of psychoanalysis through the promotion of education and research by its members and the the community-at-large; to maintain and promote professional and ethical standards of the profession; to promote professional activities of its members by assisting career development and generating marketing opportunities; and to enhance the vitality of the Society by encouraging a diversity of opinion, assessing the interests of its members, facilitating member involvement in Society activities and fostering a collegial community. The Society is committed to maintaining an educational environment free from sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. It also strives to initiate, welcome, and maintain ongoing conversations and discussions related to inclusivity among its members and the community-at-large. |
