All registrants will receive their link to join via ZOOM. Attendees will also receive access to the recording on the Monday after the event, available to watch back for 1 month.
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As part of our season of events celebrating the 125th anniversary of ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’, join us online for a creative writing workshop exploring dreams. Over the course of this three-hour session, you can expect to learn more about Freud’s theory of dreams as a “royal road to the unconscious”, as well as examine a series of dreams across several literary texts.
There will be a series of activities and prompts as part of the workshop where attendees will be given a dedicated amount of time to write their responses/associations. Participants are not expected to be skilled or experienced writers. People of all skill levels are welcome to take part and are encouraged to use this workshop as a comfortable and relaxed space to be playful and creative through the written word.
Participants will be expected to share and discuss their responses as part of the activities. Whilst some may choose to be personal in their responses to the activities and prompts, there is no expectation to do so.
The workshop will last for three hours with a 30 minute tea break.
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Instructors:
Perry Hughes is Public Programme Manager at the Freud Museum London. His research interests are the use of psychoanalytic theory to analyse film and literature, particularly regarding depictions of gender and sexuality. He also recently completed a PhD in Literature at Kingston University London for his thesis titled: ‘Maternal Oralities and Amorous Appetites: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Gender, Sex and Nourishment in Literature from De Troyes to Milton’.
Tom DeRose is Research Manager at the Freud Museum London. His research focusses on the cultural and philosophical aspects of Freudian theory. His most recent publication is ‘Freud’s Changing Views on Sadomasochism’, published in, ed. Akhtar and Crilley, ‘The Joy of Torment’ (Karnac, 2024). His is currently writing chapters on Freud’s theory of Anxiety and Psychoanalysis and the detective novel.
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Tickets: £25
Freud Museum Members and Patrons receive 20% off the standard ticket price on all events, courses, conferences and On Demand programming.
A limited number of £10 bursary tickets are available for those under financial hardship. Priority will be given to UK unemployed and PIP/ESA claimants. Please email perry@freud.org.uk to apply for a bursary.
The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Freud Museum London, which receives no regular Government income. We are grateful to you for supporting our independent museum as generously as possible.
