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Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru402-mani-king-sharpe-on-psychoanalytic RU402: DR. MANI KING SHARPE ON PSYCHOANALYTIC FILM THEORY Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Mani King Sharpe to the podcast! Rendering Unconscious episode 402. On this episode, Mani discusses his research in film studies, highlighting the importance of psychoanalytic concepts like castration anxiety and the mirror stage in understanding cinema. He reviews his work on psychological trauma as portrayed in films, such as Alain Resnais’ Muriel, or The Time of Return (1963) and Ingmar Bergman’s Hour of the Wolf (1968). He also looks at the work of Laura Mulvey and her concept of the male gaze, and explores the use of psychoanalysis in non-Western cinema, including Algerian national cinema. Mani emphasizes the relevance of psychoanalytic theories in film studies despite criticisms, and the potential of psychoanalysis to engage students and promote public understanding. Mani King Sharpe, PhD is Lecturer in Film Studies / Director of Film Studies at the University of Leeds. https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/2142/dr-mani-sharpe Facing the Mind: https://facingthemind.leeds.ac.uk New edited collection: War Faces on Screen: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798765129227 RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud’s later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we’ll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie’s 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru401-michael-mcandrew-jen-braun RU401: ON FRONTIERS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS WITH MICHAEL MCANDREW, JEN BRAUN & SEAN CARROLL Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jen Braun, Sean Carroll, and Michael McAndrew to the podcast! They’re here to discuss their upcoming event “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” June 6th 2026 at the Denver Art Museum, 9am-3pm. Rendering Unconscious episode 401. On this episode, Jen, Michael, and Sean discuss their upcoming psychoanalytic event in Denver, “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” highlighting its inclusivity and the diverse backgrounds of participants. The event aims to foster discussions among clinicians, early career professionals, and non-clinicians. The organizers emphasize the importance of deinstitutionalization, the value of early career clinicians’ contributions, and the need to broaden psychoanalytic perspectives. The conversation also touches upon the challenges of institutional training, including material and financial barriers, the role of desire in formation, and the potential for democratizing psychoanalysis through online education and networks. Register for “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis” by reaching out to Michael McAndrew at: mcandrew.mr [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Suggested registration fee is $70, please request sliding scale if needed. Check out related previous episodes: RU285: MICHAEL MCANDREW & PABLO LERNER ON HETERODOX PSYCHOANALYSIS RU News & Events: Join me Thursday, June 4th for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: An Online Symposium, Freud Museum, London: https://www.freud.org.uk/event/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-an-online-symposium/ Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud’s later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we’ll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie’s 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru401-michael-mcandrew-jen-braun RU401: ON FRONTIERS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS WITH MICHAEL MCANDREW, JEN BRAUN & SEAN CARROLL Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jen Braun, Sean Carroll, and Michael McAndrew to the podcast! They’re here to discuss their upcoming event “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” June 6th 2026 at the Denver Art Museum, 9am-3pm. Rendering Unconscious episode 401. On this episode, Jen, Michael, and Sean discuss their upcoming psychoanalytic event in Denver, “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis,” highlighting its inclusivity and the diverse backgrounds of participants. The event aims to foster discussions among clinicians, early career professionals, and non-clinicians. The organizers emphasize the importance of deinstitutionalization, the value of early career clinicians’ contributions, and the need to broaden psychoanalytic perspectives. The conversation also touches upon the challenges of institutional training, including material and financial barriers, the role of desire in formation, and the potential for democratizing psychoanalysis through online education and networks. Register for “Frontiers of Psychoanalysis” by reaching out to Michael McAndrew at: mcandrew.mr [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Suggested registration fee is $70, please request sliding scale if needed. Check out related previous episodes: RU285: MICHAEL MCANDREW & PABLO LERNER ON HETERODOX PSYCHOANALYSIS RU News & Events: Join me Thursday, June 4th for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: An Online Symposium, Freud Museum, London: https://www.freud.org.uk/event/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-an-online-symposium/ Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud’s later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we’ll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie’s 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU400: NICOLAS BALLET & CARL ABRAHAMSSON ON SHOCK FACTORY: THE VISUAL CULTURE OF INDUSTRIAL MUSIC: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru400-shock-factory-with-nicolas Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Nicolas Ballet to the podcast! He’s here to speak about his new book Shock Factory: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music (2025) with Carl Abrahamsson. This is the first crossover episode between Rendering Unconscious and An Art Apart. Enjoy! https://anartapart.substack.com/p/aaa-podcast-no-1-with-nicolas-ballet Rendering Unconscious episode 400. This episode is a crossover between Rendering Unconscious and An Art Apart, marking the 400th episode of Rendering Unconscious! The discussion centers on Nicolas’ book Shock Factory, which explores the visual history of industrial music. Nicolas, a PhD in art history, delves into the intersections of industrial music with art, philosophy, and cultural movements. The book spans over 550 pages and has received positive feedback from readers and artists. The conversation also touches upon the influence of industrial culture, its relevance today, and the impact of artists like Throbbing Gristle and Coil. The episode concludes with Nicolas discussing his current projects and future plans. Nicolas Ballet, PhD is an art historian and associate curator in the New Media Department of the Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. He is the author of Shock Factory: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music (Les Presses du réel, 2023; Intellect Books, 2025). https://www.nicolasballet.com/publications Follow him on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/ballet_nicolas/ RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud’s later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we’ll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie’s 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU399: EARLY WOMEN PSYCHOANALYSTS WITH KLARA NASZKOWSKA, ANA TOMČIC, CANDICE DUMAS, HÅVARD NILSEN & DÓRA SZABÓ: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru399-early-women-psychoanalysts Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Thanks to those who joined us for the LIVE Rendering Unconscious Podcast showcasing the Gradiva award winning book Early Women Psychoanalysts: History, Biography, and Contemporary Relevance (Routledge, 2025) edited by Dr. Klara Naszkowska. Rendering Unconscious episode 399. On this episode, Klara Naszkowska, editor of the collection, opens the program with an overview of the volume, its chapters, and the themes that connect them, and introduces the speakers. Presentations include Candice Dumas on Margarethe Hilferding, Ana Tomčić on Sabina Spielrein, Håvard Friis Nilsen on Nic Waal, and Dóra Szabó on Erzsébet Farkas. Together, these talks invite us to revisit psychoanalysis’ origins—and to recognize the pioneering thinkers whose contributions deserve far wider recognition. Discount code from the publisher: 26EFLY2, valid till 30th September 2026, to be used on the Routledge website HERE: https://www.routledge.com/Early-Women-Psychoanalysts-History-Biography-and-Contemporary-Relevance/Naszkowska/p/book/9781032595351 If you are interested in delving into this subject matter more in-depth, join Klara Naszkowska and Ana Tomčić for a 14 week course on Early Women Psychoanalysts, beginning in September. More information and register HERE: https://www.earlywomenpsychoanalysts.com Visit the International Association for Spielrein Studies: https://www.spielreinassociation.org RU News & Events: Sunday, June 7th, Emmalea Russo will continue her wildly popular series on poetry and psychoanalysis with REPETITION, RETURN, REBIRTH: On the psychoanalytic poetry of Cynthia Cruz and the Summer Solstice. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/renderingunconsciouscenterforpsychoanalysis/2152623 Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud’s later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we’ll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Wilhelm Reich and Otto Fenichel. On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie’s 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU398: NICOLE NELSON, ANN PELLEGRINI & ADRIAN SANCHEZ ON THE PSYCHOANALYTIC HUB FOR ONLINE LIBERATORY EDUCATION (P-HOLE) https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru398-nicole-nelson-ann-pellegrini Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Adrian Sanchez, Nicole Nelson, and Ann Pellegrini! They’re here to discuss the founding of the wildly popular P-HOLE (Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education). Rendering Unconscious episode 398. On this episode, Ann, Adrian, and Nicole discuss the challenges of navigating psychoanalytic institutes, emphasizing the importance of a two-way interview process this application season. They highlight important factors to look for, such as institutional support for dissent, the handling of conflict, the significance of aligning personal and institutional values, and the impact of political advocacy, especially around the genocide in Palestine and anti-trans legislation. They share their own personal experiences and discuss the creation of P-HOLE (Psychoanalytic Hub for Online Liberatory Education) as a response to institutional shortcomings, which offers inclusive, politically engaged psychoanalytic education. https://p-hole.com Follow P-HOLE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p__hole/ Be sure to check out: RU387: IRIS HEFETS & AVGI SAKETOPOULOU ON RESIGNING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION (IPA) https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru387-iris-hefets-and-avgi-saketopoulou Read the letters of resignation HERE: https://www.pmhn-international.org/they-resigned Support The Palestine Global Mental Health Network: https://www.instagram.com/palestinegmhn RU News & Events: Wednesday, May 20th, LIVE RU Podcast event with editor Dr. Klara Naszkowska and various contributors on the Gradiva award winning collection Early Women Psychoanalysts: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/next-up-early-women-psychoanalysts All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis and Rendering Unconscious podcast will receive the zoom link to attend this event live and the recording will be archived at both Substacks. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ The song at the end is the title track from the album We Reign Supreme by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/we-reign-supreme-18 Thank You.

RU397: GORDON WHITE OF RUNE SOUP INTERVIEWS VANESSA SINCLAIR & CARL ABRAHAMSSON On Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult, London, 2016 https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru397-gordon-white-of-rune-soup-interviews Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Those who are involved the world of magic and the occult may have heard that Gordon White of Rune Soup has passed away. In homage to Gordon, I’m sharing this interview we did back in 2016, when Carl and I were promoting our very first Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult conference 10 years ago. In fact, this was the first interview Carl & I ever did together. Thank you, Gordon. You will be missed. https://runesoup.com Rendering Unconscious episode 397. On this episode, Carl and I discuss our (at the time) upcoming interdisciplinary conference in London from May 5-8, 2016, with Gordon White of Rune Soup. The event explores the intersections of psychoanalysis, art, and the occult, and features a diverse range of speakers including Langston Kahn, Gary Lachman, Steven Reisner, Eve Watson, and Ingo Lambrecht. We emphasize the integration of psychoanalytic concepts, creative practices, and rituals, encouraging occultists to embrace psychoanalytical theories and conversely psychoanalysts to be more open-minded. The conference aims to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and innovation, with a mix of academic panels, art exhibitions, and social events. More about our first PsychArtCult conference HERE:: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/celebrating-10-years-of-psychoanalysis RU397 originally aired on Rune Soup April 6, 2016. https://youtu.be/HAkGmOaVVVQ?si=VETDSZbFv4je-1IJ You may hear various lectures from this conference as episodes of RU Podcast: RU1: RAY O’NEILL, PSYCHOANALYST ON LACAN, DALÍ & THE DOUBLE RU2: SHARRON KRAUS PRESENTS “ART AS ALCHEMY” RU6: STEVEN REISNER ON THE DANCE OF THE OCCULT & UNCONSCIOUS IN FREUD RU7: CARL ABRAHAMSSON ON FORMULATING THE DESIRED: SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PSYCHOANALYSIS & RITUAL MAGIC RU9: VAL DENHAM PRESENTS “PROCLAIM PRESENT TIME OVER” RU10: LUCE DELIRE PRESENTS “NECROPOLITICS, THE DEATH DRIVE & THE NECESSITY OF EVIL” Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU396: JOSEPH & LYNNE SCALIA ON CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: ENVIRONMENTALISM, PSYCHOANALYSIS & EDUCATION https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru396-joseph-and-lynne-scalia-on Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Joseph and Lynne Scalia! They are here to talk about their new book Critical Consciousness Beyond Impasses in Environmentalism, Psychoanalysis, and Education (Routledge, 2026). https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Consciousness-Beyond-Impasses-in-Environmentalism-Psychoanalysis-and-Education/ScaliaIII-Scalia/p/book/9781032864143 Rendering Unconscious episode 396. On this episode, Lynne and Joseph discuss their book Critical Consciousness Beyond Impasses in Environmentalism, Psychoanalysis, and Education. Lynne shares her experience as an educator, and Joseph as a psychoanalyst and environmentalist. They highlight the challenges in mainstream education and environmentalism, the potential of psychoanalysis, and the need for societal transformation. Lynne and Jospeh emphasize the importance of small pockets of resistance on a local level, and propose the Institute for a Democratic Psychoanalysis (IDP) as a platform for facilitating necessary discussions addressing the intersections of environmentalism, psychoanalysis, and education. Follow The Institute for a Democratic Psychoanalysis: https://dempsya.org Joseph Scalia III, PsyD, is a practicing psychoanalyst, and a social and environmental critic and activist based in Colorado, USA. Lynne S. Scalia, EdD, is an educator from Montana. She has served as a teacher, school district superintendent, and a high school, middle school, and elementary principal, all in public schools. Her work is informed by psychoanalysis and institutional ethnography. Scalia’s focus is on rurality, critical pedagogy, leadership, and school reform. Check out previous episodes with this guest: RU115: DR JOSEPH SCALIA III ON WILDERNESS CONSERVATION RU59: JOSEPH SCALIA, PSYCHOANALYST, ENVIRONMENTALIST & SOCIAL CRITIC RU News & Events: Wednesday, May 20th, LIVE RU Podcast event with editor Dr. Klara Naszkowska and various contributors on the Gradiva award winning collection Early Women Psychoanalysts: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/next-up-early-women-psychoanalysts All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis and Rendering Unconscious podcast will receive the zoom link to attend this event live and the recording will be archived at both Substacks. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU395: KATELAN FOISY & VANESSA SINCLAIR ON GLITCHCRAFT, THE THIRD MIND & THE CUT-UP METHOD https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru395-katelan-foisy-and-vanessa-sinclair Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Today we have a special episode of Rendering Unconscious! The inimitable Keats Ross interviewed Katelan Foisy and I a while back for his podcast Pragmagick, and he’s kindly allowed me to share it here with you all in preparation for our upcoming class, which begins THIS SUNDAY, May 10th at 7PM Stockholm (1PM NYC): Expand Your Art or Writing Practice Using the Cut-up Technique of David Bowie and William Burroughs, with Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Author Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/make-your-own-magical-artwork-using-the-cut-up-technique-of-david-bowie-and-william-burroughs-with-dr-vanessa-sinclair-and-author-carl-abrahamsson We’ll be meeting online for 4 consecutive Sundays (May 10-May 31) for 90 minutes. Katelan will be joining Carl Abrahamsson and I as our special guest. All classes will be recorded so you may watch them at your own pace. Follow Katelan Foisy: https://linktr.ee/katelanfoisy Follow Keats Ross: https://linktr.ee/pragmagick Follow Carl Abrahamsson: https://linktr.ee/CarlAbrahamsson Follow Vanessa Sinclair: https://linktr.ee/renderingunconscious RU News & Events: Our next Intro to Psychoanalysis class will meet THIS Saturday, May 9th! We will be discussing the final period of Freud’s life, looking at his later works, beginning with Group Psychology and the Analysis and the Ego (1921). We’ll also take a look at The Question of Lay Analysis (1926) and the life and work of Theodor Reik, and Marie Bonaparte’s role in helping Freud escape the Nazis. All paid subscribers at RU Center are automatically enrolled in this course. You may join us anytime, as this class will be recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis and all previous classes in this series are archived under CLASSES. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes Then, on Wednesday, May 20th, we have our next LIVE Rendering Unconscious Podcast! Dr. Klara Naszkowska and various contributors to the Gradiva award winning book Early Women Psychoanalysts will be joining us to present their work. All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis and Rendering Unconscious podcast will receive the zoom link to attend this event live and the recording will be archived at both Substacks. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

RU394: LARA SHEEHI & CARTER CARTER – FROM THE CLINIC TO THE STREETS: PSYCHOANALYSIS FOR REVOLUTIONARY FUTURES https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/recording-from-the-clinic-to-the Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious episode 394. HUGE thanks to everyone who came out for the LIVE Rendering Unconscious podcast event on MAY DAY, May 1st, celebrating the launch of Dr. Lara Sheehi’s new book From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (Pluto Press) with Carter J. Carter as discussant. You can PRE-ORDER the book NOW! Official release date is May 20th. Use code CLINIC30 for 30% off (until May 20th). https://www.plutobooks.com/product/from-the-clinic-to-the-streets/ Be sure to follow Lara’s podcast Psychic Militancy: https://www.patreon.com/cw/PsychicMilitancy https://www.instagram.com/psychicmilitancypod/ https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy Sign up for Carter Carter’s Substack: https://carterjcarter.substack.com RU News & Events: Our next Intro to Psychoanalysis class will meet THIS Saturday, May 9th! We will be discussing the final period of Freud’s life, looking at his later works, beginning with Group Psychology and the Analysis and the Ego (1921). We’ll also take a look at The Question of Lay Analysis (1926) and the life and work of Theodor Reik, and Marie Bonaparte’s role in helping Freud escape the Nazis. All paid subscribers at RU Center are automatically enrolled in this course. You may join us anytime, as this class will be recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis and all previous classes in this series are archived under CLASSES. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes Then, on Wednesday, May 20th, we have our next LIVE Rendering Unconscious Podcast! Dr. Klara Naszkowska and various contributors to the Gradiva award winning book Early Women Psychoanalysts will be joining us to present their work. All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis and Rendering Unconscious podcast will receive the zoom link to attend this event live and the recording will be archived at both Substacks. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It’s so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.