Summer school 'A thorough introduction to the work of W.R. Bion'
- For whom
- Alumni , Employees , Private individuals , Students
- When
- 06-07-2026 09:00 to 08-07-2026 04:30
- Where
- Campus Dunant, Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent
- Language
- English
- Organizer
- Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting - Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy
- Contact
- melanie.deboever@ugent.be
- Website
- https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/doctoraltraining/courses/specialistcourses/groupprocesses-2526
The work of British psychoanalyst Bion, led by Prof Rudi Vermote, focuses on group dynamics and dialogue between Anglo-Saxon and French PA.
This doctoral course will provide an in-depth introduction to the work of the British psychiatrist W.R. Bion, one of the most influential post-Freudian psychoanalysts, whose ideas have shaped both clinical practice and psychoanalytic theory worldwide. The course will be structured around a reading and discussion of Bion’s main conceptual contributions, moving from his early epistemological formulations to his later ontological explorations.
Besides the in-depth introduction, the course has two primary goals: to explore his work on group experiences and its influence on group theory, and to initiate a dialogue between Anglo-Saxon and French psychoanalytic theories.