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2004-2005 Events

Torture, Truth and Survival

Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m. King Juan Carlos Center, 53 Washington Square South

This interdisciplinary panel explores the trauma of torture. How does one survive torture? How does torture assault not only the body and mind, but also the law, the body politic, representation, and the possibility of justice?

• Karen Greenberg, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law & Security, NYU Law School
• Scott Long, Director, LGBT Rights Project, Human Rights Watch, NY
• Sue Grand, Psychoanalyst; Faculty and Training Supervisor, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• Leanh Nguyen, Clinical Psychologist/Psychology Supervisor, NYU/Bellevue Program for Torture Survivors
• Moderated by Shireen R.K. Patell, Associate Director, Research in Trauma & Violence, NYU

Made possible with the generous support of GSAS, Office of the Provost, Center on Violence and Recovery, the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, Public Safety Trauma Response Program, & the Department of German

Trauma and Narrative

How does trauma impact the possibility of narrative? Is narration essential for recovery? Does trauma reconfigure the governing narratives of law, treatment, policy, and critical analysis? Bringing together clinical, legal, and theoretical perspectives, this panel explores the ways traumatic violence both ruptures narration and provokes it.

• Judith Alpert, Professor, Department of Applied Psychology; Faculty and Supervisor, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• Linda Mills, Professor, Social Work, Public Policy, and Law; Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education & University Life
• Avital Ronell, Chair, Department of German; Professor of German, English, & Comparative Literature
• Moderated by Shireen R.K. Patell, Visiting Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Research in Trauma & Violence

Friday, March 25, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Reception to follow
KING JUAN CARLOS I of SPAIN CENTER 53 Washington Square South

Made possible with the generous support of GSAS, Office of the Provost, Center on Violence and Recovery, the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, Public Safety Trauma Response Program, & the Department of German.