[ecrea] MiW Special Edition of Free Associations now published: 'Therapy Culture/Culture as Therapy'

We are delighted to announce the publication of the inaugural special 
edition of the journal, /Free Associations: Psychoanalysis and Culture, 
Media, Groups, Politics /(ISSN: 2047-0622).

This special edition arises from the Media and the Inner World research 
network and contains articles on the theme of 'Therapy Culture/Culture 
as Therapy'. The full table of contents can be found below, together 
with a link to the journal itself.

As many of you will know, Free Associations was published in hard copy 
and online for many years by Prof. Robert Maxwell Young. In its new 
format, /FA/ is published as a fully refereed, peer-reviewed online 
journal at www.freeassociations.org.uk 
<http://www.freeassociations.org.uk>.  In its new format, /Free 
Associations/ aims to provide space for the exploration of 
psychoanalysis and its relation to culture and the media, broadly 
defined. It embraces all psychoanalytic approaches ranging from the 
clinical to theoretical and scholarly applications. We welcome 
contributions from a range of academic disciplines including, for 
example, cultural studies, film studies, media studies, literature, 
drama, art, history, studies of identity, critical theory, anthropology, 
feminism, philosophy, psychosocial studies and social sciences as well 
as all subjects that include a psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) 
dimension. All submissions -- whether original articles, reviews of 
books, cultural events/phenomena or media, letters to the editor, 
conference reports etc -- should address matters related to 
psychoanalysis and its application in the clinical, media and/or 
cultural spheres. To submit an article or review, please enrol as a user 
of the journal and use the online system to upload your work.

/Free Associations/ is published three times a year.


This special edition comprises of a selection of articles arising from 
the Arts and Humanities Research Council 'Media and the Inner World' 
research network. It is edited by Candida Yates and Caroline Bainbridge, 
who are Directors of the network. The articles in this edition draw on 
the theme of the network's opening symposium and include contributions 
from psychotherapists, academics and media professionals. For further 
information about the network, see www.miwnet.org <http://www.miwnet.org>.


     Table of Contents


       Editorial


Editorial: Therapy Culture/Culture as Therapy: Psycho-Cultural Studies 
of Media and the Inner World


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Caroline Bainbridge, Candida Yates


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Articles

My Media and My Inner World


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Robert Maxwell Young


1-17



Media as drivers of the therapeutic trend?


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Barry Richards, Joanne Brown


18-30



From 'The Freud Squad' to 'The Good Freud Guide': A Genealogy of Media 
Images of Psychoanalysis and reflections on their role in the public 
imagination


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Caroline Bainbridge


31-58



Charismatic Therapy Culture and the Seductions of Emotional Well-Being


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Candida Yates


59-84



Coping with a Crisis of Meaning: Televised Paranoia


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Hugh Ortega Breton


85-110



Something to do with a Girl Named Marla Singer: Capitalism, Narcissism, 
and Therapeutic Discourse in David Fincher's Fight Club


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Lynne Layton


111-134



The Affect of Looking Backward: An analysis of the emotional labour of 
advertising in times of recession.


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Helen Powell


135-150



Personal experience, turned outward


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Susan Greenberg


151-174



Therapy Culture and The Transitional Environment of Media and the Inner 
World


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Carol Leader


175-187
Reviews

Book Review: Mobile Lives by Anthony Elliott and John Urry


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Joanne Whitehouse Hart


188-192













Caroline Bainbridge
Reader in Visual Culture
University of Roehampton | London | SW15 5SL
(c.bainbridge /at/ roehampton.ac.uk) | www.roehampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8392 3506 |



Editor, Free Associations journal

http://www.freeassociations.org.uk

Director, Media and the Inner World AHRC Research Network

www.miwnet.org