We wish to invite you to participate in a special seminar presenting by Dr. Richard Koenigsberg' s at Fordham University-- beginning October 12.
We seek senior scholars as well as serious students who wish to join us in this exciting project: To bring psychological concepts and insights to bear upon interrogating, interpreting and ameliorating societal forms of violence such as war, genocide and terrorism.
Participants will be presented with publishing opportunities as well as possibilities for participating and presenting at future seminars.
We'd like you to join us.
Please read the prospectus below, then send an email to oanderson@ideologie sofwar.com to reserve your place.
Best regards,
Orion Anderson
Seminar/Study Group on the Psychological Interpretation of War at Fordham
University beginning October 12, 7:00 PM
Dear Colleague,
The seminar/study group on the Psychological Interpretation of War with Richard Koenigsberg at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus (113 W. 60th St.) will begin Friday evening, October 12. A few places are still available.
We seek PSYCHOLOGISTS and other insightful people who wish to work with Dr. Koenigsberg to forge a new approach to the study of warfare and other forms of political violence.
Psychology for many years has studied pathologies of individuals. THE TIME IS RIPE TO DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY AND THEORY THAT ALLOWS US TO STUDY THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF GROUPS.
The seminar will begin on Friday, October 12 and run through ten evenings. See list of exact dates below.
SEMINARS WILL TAKE PLACE 7 TO 9 PM.
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If you wish to attend the first session on October 12, 2007, please send an email to: oanderson@ideologie sofwar.com
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The meetings will consist of presentations by Dr. Koenigsberg- -followed by intensive discussions in which everyone participates. We will develop methods and theories allowing us to bring psychological insight and understanding into the interpretation of political phenomena.
Participants in the Seminar will help to develop--with Dr. Koenigsberg- -a powerful approach toward analyzing and interpreting political ideologies and the violence they generate. PARTICIPANTS' OWN WORK WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR:
1. Publication in the IDEOLOGIES OF WAR AND TERROR Newsletter, which reaches 25,000 scholars.
2. Publication on the website of the CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WAR, GENOCIDE AND
3. Publication of a Chapter in the Volume "Dying and Killing for Nations: The Meaning of Warfare in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries." This book already is under contract with INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING.
4. Participation in an international, interdisciplinary seminar that is expected to occur in April 2008.
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If you wish to attend the first session on October 12, 2007, please send an email to: oanderson@ideologie sofwar.com
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The seminar will focus on the following topics:
(1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLINICAL METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYZING POLITICAL PHENOMENA: Psychologists are comfortable approaching individuals within a clinical frame-of-reference. Why do we hesitate to adopt a clinical posture in relationship to destructive societal processes? We will discuss a method for disidentifying with our own nations and belief-systems- -in order to adopt a posture of neutrality that allows us to interrogate the sources of societal violence.
(2) A METHOD FOR ANALYZING POLITICAL TEXTS: HITLER AND THE HOLOCAUST: By analyzing words, metaphors and images contained within the rhetoric of political leaders who generate societal violence, it is possible to discern hidden narratives or fantasies contained within the texts. Focusing on the language of Nazism, Dr. Koenigsberg will show how Hitler's words led to the Final Solution. What were the thought processes or fantasies that led to the Holocaust? Why did Hitler believe that it was necessary to exterminate the Jewish people?
(3) ENEMY-CREATION: Societies often believe that certain classes of people constitute a threat to their nation's survival. In this seminar, we will pay special attention to the psycho-social process of "enemy creation:" How societies single out certain classes of people--designate them as "evil"--and then wage war as the vehicle for destroying evil. We often think of "real dangers" posed by enemies. However, focusing on Hitler's attitude toward Jews, we will come to see how extraordinary acts of violence may be undertaken against "enemies" that pose no threat whatsoever.
(4) SELF-SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION TO SACRED OBJECTS: People often think of warfare as "aggression. " Perhaps it is more appropriate to understand warfare as a form of sacrifice--not unlike the martyrdom of terrorists-- whereby people die and kill in order to demonstrate devotion to an idealized object. What is the nature of the "love" for one's nation that generates a willingness to kill and die in its name?
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If you wish to attend the first session on October 12, 2007, please send an email to: oanderson@ideologie sofwar.com
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(5) AMERICA'S RETURN TO AN IDEOLOGY OF WARFARE: In the 1990s, it seemed that warfare was on the wane. U. S. foreign policy revolved around "averting casualties." After September 11, 2001, the U. S. resurrected the ideology of warfare. It was not enough to capture Osama Bin Laden. Rather, the "war on terror" sought destruction of any and all "evil enemies." The U. S. would return to what it once had been: a heroic nation willing to sacrifice the lives of people in the name of its sacred ideals.
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To Reach Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus by Subway. The A, B, C, D, 1, and 9 subway trains all stop at 59th Street/Columbus Circle. The campus is located one block north of 59th Street on 60th Street. Walk one block from CPW on 60th Street. The entrance is located at 113 W. 60th Street.
At the entrance tell the guard that you are attending the Seminar (or Koenigsberg' s Seminar) in Room 311. Take the escalator to the 1st floor and elevator to the third floor. Turn left when you get off the elevator. Room 311 is located near the end of the hallway on the left.
Dates:
October 12: (1)
October 19: (2)
October 26: (3)
November 2: (4)
November 9: (5)
November 16: (6)
November 23: (Thanksgiving break)
November 30: (7)
December 7: (8)
December 14: (9)
December 21: (10)
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