Psychopolitical Perspectives on Sept 11
Two Tuesday Evenings*
January 22 and 29, 2002 7:00-9:00pm
Jordan Hall Conference Center
University of Virginia
*Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions.
The evenings will feature presentations by Vamik Volkan, M.D., Director of the Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction and Professor of Psychiatry. Our focus will be on the underlying psychological processes taking place at the societal, rather than individual, level. Both presentations will be followed by group discussion. Other CSMHI faculty will attend as participants. During the last part of the second session, we will break into small groups to pull ideas together and gather suggestions for future events and efforts in Charlottesville or beyond.
A Psychopolitical Look at Religious Fundamentalism and Violence
January 22, 2002: 7:00-9:00pm in Meeting Rooms 2ABC
- How can we understand the psychic reality of the enemy?
- What psychological characteristics of religious fundamentalism lead to violence?
- What is Muslim rage?
- What is large-group regression?
- What aspects of the Koran do regressed fundamentalist groups cling to?
- What is the psychology of suicide bombers?
*Read papers from this presentation!
"Some Observations on Religious Fundamentalism and the Taliban"
"Suicide Bombers"
America's Response to September 11: Societal Changes after Trauma
January 29, 2002: 7:00-9:00pm in Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium
- What are the manifestations of shared anxiety and large-group regression in America after September 11?
- How does the rest of the world perceive America's response to September 11?
- What psychological dynamics underly the struggle between civil liberties and national security?