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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Besiege Your Siege with Madness: Collective Liberation and the Psychoanalysis of World-Making - Dr. Reem Abu Hweij
DESCRIPTION:Location: Virtually on Zoom \nDescription: Amid genocide and protracted colonial trauma\, what psychic processes enable a people not only to survive but to imagine anew? Drawing from her essay “Besiege Your Siege with Madness” (forthcoming in Psychoanalysis\, Culture & Society)\, Dr. Reem Abu Hweij examines the Palestinian collective psyche as a site of world-making and spiritual revolt. She introduces the concept of liberation madness—a psycho-spiritual rupture through which the oppressed transcend the colonizer’s “Dominant Reason” and reclaim meaning\, love\, and collective purpose. \nThrough a dialogue between decolonial psychoanalysis\, liberation theology\, and clinical observation\, the seminar explores how trauma\, when shared and survived\, becomes a crucible for moral clarity and communal becoming. Participants are invited to reflect on the therapeutic\, political\, and existential implications of collective transcendence in times of annihilation. \nPresenter Bio: Dr. Reem Abu Hweij is a clinical psychologist and academic based in Jerusalem. She runs a private practice and teaches at AlQuds University and Dar Al-Kalima University. Her work integrates psychoanalysis\, Islamic psychology\, and decolonial thought\, focusing on trauma\, liberation\, and collective meaning-making. Dr. Abu Hweij’s recent essays include “The Colonizer Within: Exploring Facets of Internalized Oppression in Palestine” and “Besiege Your Siege with Madness: Transcendence and Liberation.” She regularly consults with humanitarian agencies and conducts supervision programs for psychosocial teams in Palestine. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-december-2025/
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