Visiting Lecture Series with Dr. Samuel Kimbles, Ph.D
Working with the Unseen that exists in Plain Sight | Friday, November 4th; 7pm – 9pm
An introduction and overview of the Theory of Cultural Complexes (and their interaction with personal complexes), the Cultural Unconscious as a frame for understanding how when we are gripped within the context of large forces such as global pandemic, global warming, social media, racial strife, immigration and a multitude of other national and international political and cultural problems, the psyche manifests through collective emotions and we are gripped and pulled into a dynamic force field where we tend not to see what is present in Plain Sight. Using our understanding of cultural complexes gives us a place to stand, reflect and process our experiences.
Phantom Narratives: The Unconscious representations of Cultural Complexes | Saturday, November 5th; 12pm – 3pm
Phantom Narratives are archetypal story formations of images and affect that accompany the manifestations of cultural complexes. It is a hybridized term expressing the background ambiguity of subject/object, individual/group, politics/sociology, personal biography and cultural history, conscious and unconscious. Phantoms carry contents that are usually unseen, unspoken, and left behind by the group; they represent what is being missed but are crucial for understanding the group dynamics and suffering that exist in plain sight.
