The American Institute for Psychoanalysis welcomed Dr. Kimberlyn Leary, a leading psychoanalyst and theorist, to the scientific meeting. Dr. Leary has published numerous papers and given many lectures on race issues in contemporary America. Utilizing theory and clinical practice to inform her work, Dr. Leary explores the complexity of racial interactions in the therapeutic dyad that often mirrors larger sociopolitical dynamics.

This discussion on race relations came at an apt time, presented the evening the United States declared war on Iraq. While audience and presenter alike managed personal conflicts about the war and the anticipatory anxiety about what was to come, the issues of race and culture were brought to the forefront. Creating an open