The Contemporary Independent Tradition Conference

Saturday 8th March 2025, 9.45am – 4.30pm (GMT) / 10.45 – 17.30 (CET)
Hybrid – Online or In Person at 10 Union Street, London Bridge, London SE1 1SZ

Programme
In the course of this one-day conference, three Independent analysts explore how they continue the tradition of the Independent School, while informed by and expanding on contemporary developments. Each paper will be chaired by an Independent discussant, and the conference will close with a plenary session, reflecting on the day.

Ken Robinson | Introduction

Lesley Caldwell | Affect and emotion in the consulting room
Discussant Ken Robinson

Angela Joyce | Trapped in the ambivalent gaze of mother: possible consequences for the absence of paternal function in development
Discussant Viqui Rosenberg

Sarah Nettleton | The borderland: music, dreams and free association
Discussant Brett Morris

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