The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research presents an interdisciplinary conference on The Impact of Freud's Discoveries on 20th Century Thought and Culture, Panelists are Phyllis Grosskurth, E. Anne Kaplan, E. James Lieberman, Steven Marcus, Denis Donoghue, Helen Vendler, Krin Gabbard, Paul Roazen, Andrew Sarris, and Murray Schwartz. The conference will take place December 15, 1990, 9am-5pm at Altschul Hall, Columbia University.
The 1991 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will be held February 14-19 in Washington, DC. Symposia of special interest to psychoanalysts include “Reassessing Freud and Psychoanalysis,” “Critical Periods: A Clinical Examination,” “Cognitive Aging in the Intellectually Able,” as well as other presentations in neurobehavior, medical sciences, anthropology, biomedical ethics, and the history and philosophy of science. Details are available through the AASS Meeting Promotion Dept., Room 815, 1333 H Street NW, Washington, DC 2005, or from Arthur Hershman at 202-326-6462.
An international conference on “The Theoretical and Clinical Contributions of Sandor Ferenczi,” cosponsored by St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital and The New York Academy of Medicine, will take place May 17-18, 1991, at the Academy of Medicine. Invited speakers include Judith Dupont, Andre Heynal, Gyorgy Hidas, Axel Hoffer, Benjamin Wolstein, Arnold Rachman, Sue Shapiro, and Therese Ragen. For further information contact conference organizers Lewis Aron or Adrienne Harris, 80 University Place, New York, NY (212-206-0398).
Correction
In the fall 1990 issue of TAP, Joy Osofsky, recipient of the Harris Award, was erroneously reported to be a candidate at the New Orleans Institute. Dr. Osofsky is, in fact, a graduate of the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis.