Noreen Giffney
@noreengiffney.bsky.social
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist & Psychosocial Theorist. Author of ‘The Culture-Breast in #Psychoanalysis: Cultural Experiences & the Clinic’. Joint Editor-in-Chief of #NewAssociations psychoanalytic magazine
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Noreen Giffney
@noreengiffney.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I research the formative & enduring influence of our engagement with cultural objects (film, art, literature, music) on our lives. I’m interested in our emotional & unconscious attachments to cultural objects, what they might tell us about ourselves & how psychoanalysis might help
New issue of #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine on relationality with @jilltba.bsky.social’s article on #WorldComesAlive VR experience on page one. Illustration by Allen Fatimaharn. For info re the issue: [email protected] & [email protected] www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/our...
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
New issue of #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine on relationality with @jilltba.bsky.social’s article on #WorldComesAlive VR experience on page one. Illustration by Allen Fatimaharn. For info re the issue: [email protected] & [email protected] www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/our...
Looking forward to speaking at the Freud Lacan Institute’s hybrid event on #psychoanalysis & research this Saturday 4 October in the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), Dublin freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Looking forward to speaking at the Freud Lacan Institute’s hybrid event on #psychoanalysis & research this Saturday 4 October in the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), Dublin freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
I’ll be giving a talk re #psychoanalysis, reflective practice and #VR as part of the Irish Forum for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy’s clinical seminar series on Saturday 20 September at 10 am-1pm Irish time. The hybrid event will take place in Dublin, Ireland & online www.eventbrite.ie/e/our-attune...
Our Attuned Countertransference: can virtual reality experiences develop it
Online attendance tickets: Our Attuned Countertransference:
can virtual reality experiences develop it?
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August 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I’ll be giving a talk re #psychoanalysis, reflective practice and #VR as part of the Irish Forum for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy’s clinical seminar series on Saturday 20 September at 10 am-1pm Irish time. The hybrid event will take place in Dublin, Ireland & online www.eventbrite.ie/e/our-attune...
I’ll be speaking @ a symposium re #psychoanalysis & #research on 4 October in Dublin. Speakers include clinical practitioners & researchers in psychoanalysis, #psychiatry & #psychology to discuss the place & importance of research.
Attend in person or online freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
Attend in person or online freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
July 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I’ll be speaking @ a symposium re #psychoanalysis & #research on 4 October in Dublin. Speakers include clinical practitioners & researchers in psychoanalysis, #psychiatry & #psychology to discuss the place & importance of research.
Attend in person or online freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
Attend in person or online freudlacaninstitute.com/research-sym...
#NewAssociations 46 (2025) has been published. This is the 1st complete issue of the #psychoanalytic magazine Emmanuelle Smith & I have edited. We’ve framed this issue around the themes of conflict & trauma. Email [email protected] & [email protected] for a copy of our editorial
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#NewAssociations 46 (2025) has been published. This is the 1st complete issue of the #psychoanalytic magazine Emmanuelle Smith & I have edited. We’ve framed this issue around the themes of conflict & trauma. Email [email protected] & [email protected] for a copy of our editorial
I enjoyed working with my talented colleagues at the #WorldComesAlive: VR & #Psychoanalysis event @ the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London this week: (l-r) me, @lynnfroggett.bsky.social, @jilltba.bsky.social, @gailkenning.bsky.social & Anna Harvey www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/06/11/w...
June 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I enjoyed working with my talented colleagues at the #WorldComesAlive: VR & #Psychoanalysis event @ the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London this week: (l-r) me, @lynnfroggett.bsky.social, @jilltba.bsky.social, @gailkenning.bsky.social & Anna Harvey www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/06/11/w...
‘World Comes Alive: #Psychoanalysis & Virtual Reality’, London, Thursday 19 June www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/06/11/w... We will be focusing on how #VR experiences might be incorporated into clinical training & CPD training re reflective practice. (Photo from #WorldComesAlive, the fEEL Lab 2025)
June 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
‘World Comes Alive: #Psychoanalysis & Virtual Reality’, London, Thursday 19 June www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/06/11/w... We will be focusing on how #VR experiences might be incorporated into clinical training & CPD training re reflective practice. (Photo from #WorldComesAlive, the fEEL Lab 2025)
Interested in writing an article or review for #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine, published by the British Psychoanalytic Council? Listen to this new podcast with Emmanuelle Smith (Co-Editor), Niamh Downes (Managing Editor) & me (Co-Editor) re how to pitch s301.podbean.com/pb/653013c43...
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Interested in writing an article or review for #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine, published by the British Psychoanalytic Council? Listen to this new podcast with Emmanuelle Smith (Co-Editor), Niamh Downes (Managing Editor) & me (Co-Editor) re how to pitch s301.podbean.com/pb/653013c43...
#Psychoanalysis Meets Virtual Reality: Experiential event re #WorldComesAlive, a new Virtual Reality (VR) experience & the 1st underpinned & framed by psychoanalytic thinking. Thur 19 June 3-8 pm in the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust, London www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-come... DM me for the brochure
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#Psychoanalysis Meets Virtual Reality: Experiential event re #WorldComesAlive, a new Virtual Reality (VR) experience & the 1st underpinned & framed by psychoanalytic thinking. Thur 19 June 3-8 pm in the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust, London www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-come... DM me for the brochure
Join Jill Bennett, Gail Kenning, Lynn Froggett, Anna Harvey & me for ‘World Comes Alive’, a new Virtual Reality (VR) experience & the 1st VR app underpinned by #psychoanalytic thinking. Thursday 19 June 3 pm-8 pm in the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London. Email [email protected] for info
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Join Jill Bennett, Gail Kenning, Lynn Froggett, Anna Harvey & me for ‘World Comes Alive’, a new Virtual Reality (VR) experience & the 1st VR app underpinned by #psychoanalytic thinking. Thursday 19 June 3 pm-8 pm in the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London. Email [email protected] for info
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Congratulations to the editors of this exciting new collection, which interrogates psychosocial studies as a scholarly praxis of “creative disruption”. Including a playful piece of my own about Brexit, drawing on @profcand.bsky.social work on political culture: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
May 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations to the editors of this exciting new collection, which interrogates psychosocial studies as a scholarly praxis of “creative disruption”. Including a playful piece of my own about Brexit, drawing on @profcand.bsky.social work on political culture: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Please join us for our next reading group! Writer and podcaster Alasdair Cannon will be presenting a psychosocial perspective on fascism, based on his timely new book. Thursday 1 May, 6pm.
@profcand.bsky.social @tjfielder.bsky.social @heidis-ann.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-allure...?
@profcand.bsky.social @tjfielder.bsky.social @heidis-ann.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-allure...?
The Allure of Fascism: Infinite Discontent with Alasdair Cannon
Join us for our next APS online reading group, with Alasdair Cannon on the allure of fascism in contemporary societies.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Please join us for our next reading group! Writer and podcaster Alasdair Cannon will be presenting a psychosocial perspective on fascism, based on his timely new book. Thursday 1 May, 6pm.
@profcand.bsky.social @tjfielder.bsky.social @heidis-ann.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-allure...?
@profcand.bsky.social @tjfielder.bsky.social @heidis-ann.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-allure...?
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The Journal of Psychosocial Studies invites submissions for a special section dedicated to examining the ongoing political crisis marked by the results of the elections in the USA, and the rise of populism and authoritarianism across the USA and Europe.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Journal of Psychosocial Studies invites submissions for a special section dedicated to examining the ongoing political crisis marked by the results of the elections in the USA, and the rise of populism and authoritarianism across the USA and Europe.
The Psychoanalytic Writing for Publication Workshop taking place on Tuesday 13 May at 7 pm-8.30 pm is almost fully booked. Register for one of the remaining places at www.bpc.org.uk/event/new-as...
April 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Psychoanalytic Writing for Publication Workshop taking place on Tuesday 13 May at 7 pm-8.30 pm is almost fully booked. Register for one of the remaining places at www.bpc.org.uk/event/new-as...
The new issue of #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine has been published by the British Psychoanalytic Council. It is the first issue published in my role as joint editor-in-chief with Emmanuelle Smith. Subscribe @ www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new... Back issues @ www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new...
April 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The new issue of #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine has been published by the British Psychoanalytic Council. It is the first issue published in my role as joint editor-in-chief with Emmanuelle Smith. Subscribe @ www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new... Back issues @ www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new...
Emmanuelle Smith & I will talk through how to turn an idea into an article or review for #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine, published by the British Psychoanalytic Council. Join us for an online workshop on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 7 pm-8.30 pm (UK time): www.bpc.org.uk/event/new-as...
March 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Emmanuelle Smith & I will talk through how to turn an idea into an article or review for #NewAssociations #psychoanalytic magazine, published by the British Psychoanalytic Council. Join us for an online workshop on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 7 pm-8.30 pm (UK time): www.bpc.org.uk/event/new-as...
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Do join us for the next @assocpsychosocial.bsky.social reading group on 19 Feb! Prof Fintan Walsh will be presenting his latest research on theatre, performance and post-pandemic grief @noreengiffney.bsky.social @profcand.bsky.social @jacobjohanssen.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performing...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performing...
Performing (Post) Pandemic Grief: Prof Fintan Walsh
Join us for our next APS online reading group, with Prof Fintan Walsh on responses to death and loss in (post) pandemic theatre.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Do join us for the next @assocpsychosocial.bsky.social reading group on 19 Feb! Prof Fintan Walsh will be presenting his latest research on theatre, performance and post-pandemic grief @noreengiffney.bsky.social @profcand.bsky.social @jacobjohanssen.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performing...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performing...
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See us online at 2pm today with Patricia Gherovici, @noreengiffney.bsky.social @hzeavin.bsky.social and chair Raluca Soreanu for a discussion about how Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham’s relationship is portrayed in the movie Freud’s Last Session - tickets from @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
See us online at 2pm today with Patricia Gherovici, @noreengiffney.bsky.social @hzeavin.bsky.social and chair Raluca Soreanu for a discussion about how Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham’s relationship is portrayed in the movie Freud’s Last Session - tickets from @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
Congrats @harrietmossop.bsky.social & Agnes Meadows on a thoroughly engaging & enlightening tour @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social re Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham’s relationship (l-r) Harriet, Raluca Soreanu, me, Agnes. Still time to sign up for tomorrow’s online www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Congrats @harrietmossop.bsky.social & Agnes Meadows on a thoroughly engaging & enlightening tour @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social re Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham’s relationship (l-r) Harriet, Raluca Soreanu, me, Agnes. Still time to sign up for tomorrow’s online www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
I’ll be taking part in a discussion re the film Freud’s Last Session & Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham on Sat 1 Feb. Organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social & hosted by @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social Speakers incl. Raluca Soreanu, Patricia Gherovici & Hannah Zeavin www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
January 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I’ll be taking part in a discussion re the film Freud’s Last Session & Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham on Sat 1 Feb. Organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social & hosted by @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social Speakers incl. Raluca Soreanu, Patricia Gherovici & Hannah Zeavin www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
The #Psychoanalysis & the #Psychosocial Group discussed Nini Kerr’s evocative & reflective article, ‘Culture as the Bad Object’ @ our 3rd session. It’s available open access & well worth reading link.springer.com/article/10.1... & www.bpc.org.uk/event/psycho... @ninikerr.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The #Psychoanalysis & the #Psychosocial Group discussed Nini Kerr’s evocative & reflective article, ‘Culture as the Bad Object’ @ our 3rd session. It’s available open access & well worth reading link.springer.com/article/10.1... & www.bpc.org.uk/event/psycho... @ninikerr.bsky.social
Really looking forward to these 2
#psychoanalytic
events @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social, organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social, on 31 Jan-1 Feb on the relationship between Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham & its portrayal in the film
#Freud’sLastSession
. Join us in London (also online on 1 Feb)
#psychoanalytic
events @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social, organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social, on 31 Jan-1 Feb on the relationship between Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham & its portrayal in the film
#Freud’sLastSession
. Join us in London (also online on 1 Feb)
Looking forward to these two events!
31st Jan tour at the Freud Museum www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
1st Feb online symposium www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
@noreengiffney.bsky.social @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
31st Jan tour at the Freud Museum www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
1st Feb online symposium www.freud.org.uk/event/queer-...
@noreengiffney.bsky.social @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Really looking forward to these 2
#psychoanalytic
events @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social, organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social, on 31 Jan-1 Feb on the relationship between Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham & its portrayal in the film
#Freud’sLastSession
. Join us in London (also online on 1 Feb)
#psychoanalytic
events @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social, organised by @harrietmossop.bsky.social, on 31 Jan-1 Feb on the relationship between Anna Freud & Dorothy Burlingham & its portrayal in the film
#Freud’sLastSession
. Join us in London (also online on 1 Feb)
I have been appointed Joint Editor-in-Chief (with Emmanuelle Smith) of #NewAssociations, a #psychoanalytic magazine published by the British Psychoanalytic Council, that brings psychoanalytic thinking to social, cultural & political issues: www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new... Email for more info
January 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have been appointed Joint Editor-in-Chief (with Emmanuelle Smith) of #NewAssociations, a #psychoanalytic magazine published by the British Psychoanalytic Council, that brings psychoanalytic thinking to social, cultural & political issues: www.bpc.org.uk/about-us/new... Email for more info
The #Psychoanalysis & the #Psychosocial Group discussed a chapter on aesthetic experience & the uncanny from Gregorio Kohon’s book ‘Reflections on the Aesthetic Experience: Psychoanalysis & the Uncanny’@ our 2nd session www.routledge.com/Reflections-... & www.bpc.org.uk/event/psycho...
December 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The #Psychoanalysis & the #Psychosocial Group discussed a chapter on aesthetic experience & the uncanny from Gregorio Kohon’s book ‘Reflections on the Aesthetic Experience: Psychoanalysis & the Uncanny’@ our 2nd session www.routledge.com/Reflections-... & www.bpc.org.uk/event/psycho...