Sigmund Freud

Call for Participants

We are pleased to invite you to join an intensive and intellectually rigorous small-group workshop focused on the life, work, and legacy of Sigmund Freud.

Sigmund Freud, born in Austria in 1856, was a neurologist who went on to found psychoanalysis, a new approach to understanding and treating mental life through therapeutic dialogue. He developed techniques such as free association and introduced key concepts including transference and the Oedipus complex. Freud viewed dreams as expressions of wish-fulfillment and used them to explore the unconscious, a hidden part of the mind that shapes thoughts, desires, and behaviour. He later proposed a model of the mind made up of the id, ego, and superego, a framework that continues to influence how we think about human psychology. For these contributions and more, Freud is widely known as the Father of Psychoanalysis.

This workshop offers an engaging small-group of participants from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations. It is designed to foster critical discussion, collaborative learning, and meaningful international exchange. A small fee of £10 will be requested to support the production of the workshop.

We look forward to your participation.

Proposed Readings 

1. The Interpretation of Dreams 

2. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life 

3. Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality 

4. Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious

5. Totem and Taboo 

6. Beyond the Pleasure Principle  

7. A Young Girl's Diary

8. The Ego and the Id

9. Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety

10. Civilization and Its Discontent

Apply by August 15, 2025 - https://forms.gle/9Y85aEQ5VyXXJRUg6