Meg Harris Williams and Jeff Eaton present: Exploring Personal and Theoretical Perspectives on the Work of W.R. Bion and Donald Meltzer
3 part seminar series
February - March, 2025
Melbourne Institute for Psychoanalysis is pleased to offer three public lectures in early 2025, online. These lectures will explore personal and theoretical perspectives on the work of W.R. Bion and Donald Meltzer, two of the most well-known and significant psychoanalytic thinkers.
Tuesday 11th February 7.30-9.00pm AEST
Our eternal home - our self: Bion in his autobiographies
Presenter: Meg Harris Williams
Chair: Eve Steel
Meg Harris Williams will speak about the film The Becoming Room, a video of a play performance based on Bion’s autobiographical writings, including clips from an unfinished film of Bion’s Memoir of the Future. Meg wrote the scripts and will discuss the psychoanalytic ideas dramatized by the autobiographical episodes. Both films are available on YouTube, and you are encouraged to watch them prior to the lecture.
The Becoming Room: https://youtu.be/14Wc8U6m2_w
A Memoir of the Future: https://youtu.be/_wQNA3JkiyI
Tuesday 11th March 7.30-9.00pm AEST
Aesthetic conflict and creativity
Presenter: Meg Harris Williams
Chair: Eve Steel
In this presentation, Meg Harris Williams will discuss Melzer’s ideas about aesthetic experience and its role in personality development and creativity.
Saturday 29th March 2.00-5.00pm AEST
Welcoming suchness
Presenter: Jeff Eaton
Chair: Matthew McArdle
In this seminar, Jeff Eaton will present his personal reflections on his experience working with Bion’s ideas, specifically the theme of “listening to myself listening to another”. His paper will be followed by an interview with Matt McArdle, and a discussion with the audience. This seminar is jointly presented by the Melbourne and Sydney Institutes for Psychoanalysis.
When:
Tues 11th February 7.30-9.00 pm
Tues 11th March 7.30-9.00 pm
Sat 29th March 2.00-5.00 pm
Recording available for a two week period post each event
Where:
Via Zoom $90 single seminar | $240 for all three