Save the Date!
The Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society
Is Proud to Present:
Wine, Cheese & The Algorythmic Object
Presenter: Eric Taggert
A Monthly Gathering to Relax, Socialize and Share Ideas
Friday May 12th 6-8PM
422 Alhambra Blvd, Outside
Due to Space, Participation limited to 25 people
$20 suggested donation for professionals, $10 for Students
SPS is pleased to announce we are kicking off our semi-monthly wine and cheese events with Eric Taggart speaking about his conception of an Algorythmic Object (rhythm with a y) as a convergence of ideas including Mary Ainsworth’s strange situation, Winnicott’s transitional object, Freud’s Fort/Da and Lacan’s Mirror (see below).
The series is designed, first and foremost, to provide our community with opportunities for members to network, unwind and be thoughtful together. With ample time for members to meet up, socialize, share, and support each other, it includes a talk by a community member where we can explore psychodynamically informed ideas with time for discussion. This is a great way for us to build our sense of community, share our collective wisdom and grow together.
Description: This presentation places Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) alongside three other technological objects from the psychoanalytic hall-of-fame: Freud's spool, Winnicott's transitional object, and Lacan's mirror. After this brief historical introduction, we will then reconsider our contemporary attachment relations with what we might call an 'algorythmic' object. My proposal is that our attachment behavioral systems are being reconfigured in relation to a computational attachment figure---by which we are all surveilled and to which we are all subscribed. We will call it the algorythmic object with a 'y' because of how it modulates affect through rhythm. "There is a reason that the infant suckling at the mother's breast is the prototype of all future love relations," writes Freud. There is a reason they call it your feed.
Eric Taggart is an intermedial artist and LMFT in private practice. He recently completed his PhD in performance studies at UC Davis and writes about the aesthetics of attachment.
Schedule of Events
6:00 PM Welcome: Networking, Wine and Appetizers.
6:45 PM Eric Taggart’s Presentation on the Algorythmic Object.
7:30 PM Open discussion and more networking.
8:00 PM Close.
If You Have an Idea You Would Like Us to Consider:
SPS is offering our members a $200 stipend to recognize our valuable community speakers. Feel free to branch out- our group wants to facilitate a space where we can experiment, socialize and explore ideas in a safe and supportive environment. You do not have to ‘be an expert’ – simply wanting to explore an idea is enough, and the board would be welcome to help flesh out an idea more fully if that would be helpful. Groups are also welcome to present.
Requirements:
1) The subject matter needs to be connected in some way to the art, science, theory, practice, or implications of psychoanalysis (see Wikipedia description here) - ideas can be linked to psychoanalysis in any way that feels reasonable.
2) The material and talk needs to be of a non-commercial nature.
Those interested should send an email to sacpsysoc@gmail.com briefly describing how their idea meets the criteria.
Examples of Ideas:
Exploring how they work (a sand tray therapist explains their work, a member describes a specific way of working with dreams or body work, a Jungian and an Object Relations Therapist talk about similarities in their perspectives.).
A specific population they have insight about (children, veterans, specific cultural groups)
A cultural phenomenon a member wants to think about psychodynamically.
Exploring an iconic scene from a movie.
Discussing how psychoanalysis has played a role in marketing.
How psychodynamic perspectives could help deal with racism.
Really, anything you feel is important enough to want to share with this group.
