"Why Sex?" by Leo Bersani

Should psychoanalysis be re-named soma-analysis: a speculation about the body? Is sex relevant to this speculation? Was it relevant for Freud? Psychoanalytic theory as testimony to the "work" imposed on psychic life by bodily life. Foucault as an inspiration for psychoanalytic theory; choreography as a model for psychoanalytic therapy. Featuring opening remarks by the Society for Psychoanalytic Inquiry. Educational objectives: At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to: 1) Discuss whether or how speculation about the body figures in Freudian theory; 2) Describe how choreography might be a model for psychoanalytic therapy.