To Tell the Truth, (Re)Tell One’s Tale: On Pedophilia, Taboo Desire, and Seduction Trauma-- Introduction to The Tale and Leaving Neverland: A Panel on Two Films on Childhood Sexual Abuse

Jill Gentile, Ph.D., is the author of Feminine Law: Freud, Free Speech, and the Voice of Desire, with Michael Macrone (Karnac, 2016), and faculty member at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. She sits on several editorial boards, including those of Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association; Studies in Gender and Sexuality; Contemporary Psychoanalysis; and Psychoanalysis, Self, and Context. Her essay “What Is Special About Speech?” was awarded a 2017 Gradiva award. Jill was a consultant to the Emmy nominated film The Tale, and maintains an independent practice in New York City, where she sees individuals and couples and leads clinical consultation/study groups. Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D., is the author (with Danielle Knafo) of Unconscious Fantasies and the Relational World (New York: The Analytic Press, 2006) and is a clinical consultant at NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and a faculty member at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He has been in private practice in New York City, where he sees individuals and couples. He served as an advisor to The Tale and has consulted with filmmakers on other projects.
CONTACT Jill Gentile, Ph.D. NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, 26 West 9th Street #10A, New York, NY 10011, USA.