"POSTPONED – From Oedipus Complex to Oedipal Complexity: Reconfiguring (Pardon the Expression) the Negative Oedipus Complex and the Disowned Erotics of Disowned Sexualities"
Title/Paper: POSTPONED TO 2024: From Oedipus Complex to Oedipal Complexity: Reconfiguring (Pardon the Expression) the Negative Oedipus Complex and the Disowned Erotics of Disowned Sexualities
Author: Jodie Davies
Dates:
Friday, November 1 - Friday, November 1 , 2024
Moderators:
Cathy Hicks and Amy Schwartz Cooney
Panelists:
Steve Botticelli – USA
Lorraine Caputo – USA
Meg Carley - Australia
Tami Dror-Schieber – Israel
Alexis Mordoh – Greece
Michael O’Toole – Ireland
Ashis Roy – India
Sandy Silverman – USA
Dear IARPP members
As the conflict in Israel and Gaza continues to intensify, horrifying and preoccupying us all, we have decided to postpone the colloquium on Jody Davies’ paper, “From Oedipus Complex to Oedipal Complexity: Reconfiguring (Pardon the Expression) the Negative Oedipus Complex and the Disowned Erotics of Disowned Sexualities”, until November, 2024.
We believe the rippling effects of the unfolding violence in the Middle East (and of course the ongoing war in Ukraine) make proceeding with this event untenable at this time. This decision was not taken lightly. Rather after considerable discussion with the IARPP Board and consultation with Jody Davies and our panelists, we are in agreement that postponing is the appropriate course.
We thank our author and panelists for their understanding, the IARPP executive for their support, and our community for your solidarity. We wish you and your loved ones safety and peace during these dark days.
Cathy and Amy
Colloquium Co-Moderators
In this paper, as the title implies, Jody attempts to complicate and “complexify” some of the dynamics of human sexuality. Despite its publication in 2015, in many places the world over we are still battling stereotyped binary perceptions of sexual identity and the restrictive and punitive policies employed to enforce them. Jody is also hoping to use this forthcoming colloquium to bring some new theorizing on the issue, so there is much scope for conversation and dialogue regarding different understandings of the concepts.
