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Volume 17, December 2008 International PSYCHOANALYSIS News Magazine of the International Psychoanalytical Association International Converging on Chicago Psychoanalytical Abel Fainstein previews the IPA Association Congress 2009 Association Love and Hate in Clinical Practice Psychanalytique Eight analysts give their views Internationale The Latin American Psychoanalytic Internationale Institute two years on Psychoanalytische Vereinigung W. Ernest Freud: A tribute Asociación Psicoanalítica Internacional International PSYCHOANALYSIS International PSYCHOANALYSIS 02 International Psychoanalytical Association Broomhills, Woodside Lane, London N12 8UD UK Tel: +44 20 8446 8324 Fax: +44 20 8445 4729 INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE IPA. Email: [email protected] ISSN 1564-0361 www.ipa.org.uk Editor Latin America Silvia Flechner Wilson Amendoeira, Rolando de Leon Luevano, Plinio Montagna, Adriana Contents Previous Editors Ethel Person, Leopold Nosek, Prengler de Benveniste, Virginia Ungar, Alex Holder, Doris K. Silverman Clara Uriarte, Fernando Weissmann Editorial Regional Editors North America New Editor Silvia Flechner on ‘helping us to overcome our Europe: Harriet Basseches, Peter Blos Jr, Fred geographical separation and cultural differences’ 03 Giovanni Foresti Busch, Arthur Leonoff, Nadine Levinson, Gérard Lucas Beth Seelig, Sharon Zalusky Symposium Tamara Stajner-Popovic Honorary President Love and Hate in Clinical Practice Frans W. Schalkwijk Leo Rangell International Psychoanalysis invited eight analysts Latin America: Honorary Vice-President from around the world to contribute their views Rómulo Lander Robert S. Wallerstein Leila Tannous Guimarães Corporate Officer Cláudio Laks Eizirik 04 North America: David Coe (Director General) Joseph L. Fernando NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO Guillermo Bodner 06 Language Editors INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS Glen Gabbard 06 English News Magazine: 1 Contribution Policy and Languages Robert Stein This News Magazine appears once a Fred Busch 07 French News Magazine: year normally in December – and Colette Scherer focuses largely on features concerning Claudio Rossi 08 German News Magazine: issues of interest to IPA Members. Ursula Engel Members who wish to suggest an Stefano Bolognini 09 Spanish News Magazine: article for a future issue should in Patricia Alkolombre the first instance write to the Editor Olga Varela Tello 10 (contact details below) with a Production Manager Leonardo Peskin 11 Robert Stein brief proposal. Sub-Editor Letters and other comments on articles Converging on Chicago Sophie Richmond that have appeared are also welcomed by the Editor. The deadline for The 46th IPA Congress takes place in the USA’s Midwest for Translation Team submissions (in electronic copy only) the first time. What can delegates expect? Abel Fainstein, English: Alan Nance, is the end of August each year. Chair of the Programme Committee, gives a preview 12 Philip Slotkin, Andrew Weller Please note that contributions may French: Marie-Elizabeth Bell, be edited for length or style. Promoting the Congress Beverley Bie Brahic, Danielle Goldstein, Announcements about events, Sergio Nick, Chair of the Public Information Committee, Colette Gutman, Anne-Lise Hacker, prizes and awards, publications, explains how you can help 13 Marianne Robert, Catherine Roux, fellowships and other news items are Claudine Tourniaire normally considered for publication in A Spectacular Setting for the Congress Dinner German: Katrin Grünepütt, the IPA's Electronic Newsletter rather Tempted by the Gala Dinner? David Terman gives you Michael Mertl, Joachim Roether, than the News Magazine. the background to Chicago’s famous Navy Pier Susanne Vogl, Elisabeth Vorspohl Announcements should be sent to the 13 Spanish: Dana Caceres-Pawlikowski, relevant Regional Editor – e-mail Creativity and Flexibility in Transmitting Psychoanalysis Irene Cusien, Magdalena Padrón addresses above. What has the Latin American Psychoanalytic Institute Araújo, Pilar Rodas Riley, Contributions may be submitted in any María Julia Sainz Bello of the four working languages of the (ILAP) achieved in its first two years, and what lessons Design and Production IPA: English, French, German or are there for promoting psychoanalysis in countries Bobbett Spanish. E-mail address for without IPA Societies? 14 Print contributions to International NewNorth Print Psychoanalysis and the Envy, Gratitude, Genocide and Religion Electronic Newsletter: THE INTERNATIONAL New and forthcoming titles from the IPA 14 The Editor: Silvia Flechner PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION E-mail: [email protected] W. Ernest Freud (1914–2008): A Tribute Board of Representatives 2 Advertisements Daniel Benveniste, Ernest Freud’s biographer, on President Cláudio Laks Eizirik For rates and other details, Freud’s only grandchild to become a psychoanalyst 16 Secretary General Mónica please contact the Siedmann de Armesto Production Manager Ballots 2009 17 Treasurer Henk Jan Dalewijk Robert Stein: [email protected] Representatives Letter from the Secretary General Europe Mónica Siedmann de Armesto 18 Madeleine Bachner, Jorge Canestri, Paul Denis, Yolanda Gampel, The IPA in China Anna Potamianou, David Tuckett, Peter J. Loewenberg, Chair of the China Committee, Manuela Utrilla Robles witnesses the formal beginning of analytic training 18 Treasurer's Report Henk Jan Dalewijk 19 Cover Image Chicago at night by Tali Kimelman (talikimelman.com). All other images of Chicago are © Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, except page 11 © Bobbett Image Library DISCLAIMER The contents of this News Magazine are copyright © the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) 2008. All rights reserved. Reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited unless for personal, non-commercial use. None of the content of this News Magazine may be copied or otherwise incorporated into or stored in any other website, electronic retrieval system, publication or other work in any form (whether hard copy, electronic, or other) without express written permission from the IPA. Whilst the IPA endeavours to ensure the accuracy of all information, it makes no representations or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy of information published. Opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the view of the IPA, the Editor or the Board of Representatives. Contents Volume 17 December 2008 Overcoming Our 03 Geographical Separation Dear colleagues and friends It is a pleasure to write to you once again, this time in a new issue of the IPA News Magazine. In it you will find full details of the preparations and proposed activities for our next International Congress, to be held in Chicago in 2009 on the subject of ‘Psychoanalytic Practice: Convergences and Divergences’. am particularly pleased to mainly to this topic, whether in the analysand of hostile feelings From the Editor publish a report from Javier the form of comments on existing towards the analyst reminds us of Silvia Flechner IGarcía, Director of the Latin articles or of new articles. We their counterpart – namely, love. American Psychoanalytic Institute therefore invite you to send in your The reactivation of psychic pain (ILAP), where he writes about contributions, with an approximate and of the conflict of ambivalence what ILAP has done in the face length of 700 words, in English, is responsible for the conscious of a situation where ‘despite the French, Spanish or German, by and unconscious expression of presence of around thirty societies the end of January 2009. hate towards the analyst as the and 3,000 members, over half the representative of the loved and countries of Latin America have It would, we believe, be most interesting to learn what analysts hated object. Is this perhaps a no IPA institutions!’ I would be today think about this subject, trial for ourselves as analysts pleased if the News Magazine which Freud himself discussed at throughout the difficult process could act as a useful place for the various points in his career. One of that often confronts us with our exchange of ideas across regions the relevant works is ‘Instincts and patients? Is it a matter of the twin and I invite colleagues to let me their vicissitudes’ (1915), in which concepts of transference and know what steps they have taken he writes that objects that cause countertransference, or is there to promote psychoanalysis in their unpleasure give rise to hate, so perhaps something else too? We country or region. that the good is taken in and the leave these and other questions Such exchanges I see as helping hated expelled; this means that open, as an invitation for further us to overcome our geographical hate as an object relationship is reflection on love and hate in separation and cultural differences, older than love, because it stems clinical practice. which, rather than keeping us from the narcissistic ego’s primal Both personally and on behalf of apart, can act as a spur to the rejection of the external world my Committee, let me once again sharing and exchange of ideas, with its stimuli. Freud was later thank the authors who have sent and thus encourage debate for to explain that it is with the us their articles, and invite them the benefit of us all. This is because establishment of the genital to stay in touch with us with the exchanges and the differences organization that love comes suggestions and contributions, in alike represent a form of dialogue, to be the opposite of hate. a space that