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Freud Museum Public Programme Understanding Perversion in clinical practice and cultural theory Sunday December 10th 2006 10am - 5pm A conference to examine the meaning of perverse behaviour and violence Morning Session Clinical considerations of perverse psychopathology Freud famously begins his Three Essays on Sexuality with an investigation of the perversions as a 'fundamental human characteristic' and evidence of the composite nature of the sexual drive. Modern theories of perversion do not see them as survivals of elementary 'component instincts' but as complex behaviours designed to cope with the impact of overwhelming anxiety, or as thwarted attempts to establish intimacy. Consultant Psychotherapists Stanley Ruszczynski and David Morgan use their long experience at the Portman Clinic to discuss the importance of the perversions in clinical practice today. Stanley Ruszczynski Director Portman Clinic An Introduction to Working with Violence and Perversion David Morgan Consultant Psychotherapist The Analysis of Polymorphous Perversity Afternoon Session Perversion, femininity and the new feminism Estela Welldon's pioneering work in forensic psychotherapy exploded the myth that perversion was a male prerogative and revealed the importance of perverse aspects of female sexuality and mothering. Carine Adler's debut film, screened today, was inspired by Estela's book Mother, Madonna, Whore (1988/1992), while the concepts of 'fetishism', 'scopophilia', 'sadism' and others have become important tools in film theory and art historical analysis. Reviewers have described Under the Skin as a 'raw', 'unnerving', and 'brilliant' exploration of a young woman's 'sexual odyssey'. It is woman-centered, focusing on maternal-daughter, sister-sister relations, language and the formation of the feminine subject and the female body as expressive of conflicts over femininity and social conformity. Under the Skin is a contribution to British feminist theory and its expression through cinema. Marcia Landy - Screen Online website Film Screening Under the Skin (1997) 83mins. directed by Carine Adler, starring Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook and Rita Tushingham Introduced by Carine Adler. Estela Welldon Perverse solutions to mother-daughter conflict in discussion with Carine Adler and Claire Pajaczkowska (Reader in Visual Culture at Middlesex University)