*Media and the Inner World* * An AHRC Funded Research Network* We are delighted to announce the launch of Media and the Inner World, an AHRC funded Research Network. You are warmly invited to join us for the opening symposium, to be held on *7th March 2009* (10.30am-6.30pm) at Roehampton University in London. Registration for this event is free and will include lunch, light refreshments throughout the day and a wine reception. *Booking is essential* as numbers are limited and registration will be dealt with strictly on a first come, first served basis. To register for this event, please email [log in to unmask] providing registration information included at the end of this email. Please add this address to your contacts folder to prevent spam filtering. The programme for the day brings together academics, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and media figures for a series of discussions about the role of emotion and ideas of therapy in popular culture in the UK. ¬ *Media and the Inner World Opening Address* Dr Caroline Bainbridge (Roehampton University) Dr Candida Yates (UEL) ¬ *Media, Therapy and the Inner World* Prof Robert M Young (Psychotherapist) ¬ *Feeling the Crunch* Ruth Sunderland (Business Editor, The Observer) (tbc) Prof Valerie Walkerdine (Cardiff University) ¬ *Therapy Culture/Culture as Therapy?* David Aaronovitch (Broadcaster and columnist for The Times) Brett Kahr (Psychotherapist, Centre for Child Health; Tavistock Clinic; BBC Radio 2) Prof Barry Richards (Bournemouth Media School) ¬ *Closing Remarks and Future Directions* Prof Michael Rustin (UEL) There will be a wine reception and book launch for *A Feminine Cinematics: Luce Irigaray, Women and Film* (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) at the end of the day. The event will also see the launch of the Media and the Inner World website and books by all speakers will be on sale/display. To register, please send the following details to [log in to unmask] : Name: * * Email: * * Occupation: * * I wish to attend: Whole day (including lunch) o AM only o Lunch o PM only o Lunch o Wine Reception o Dietary Requirements: * * Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ------------------------------ This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this email or its attachments. Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free. Roehampton University does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from unauthorised access to, or interference with, any Internet communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any viruses. Any opinion or other information in this e-mail or its attachments that does not relate to the business of Roehampton University is personal to the sender and is not given or endorsed by Roehampton University. Roehampton University is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England under number 5161359. Registered Office: Grove House, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PJ. An exempt charity. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org