Old Stories and Vicious Spirals

The Winnicott Trust announces a morning with Dr Earl Hopper on

“Old Stories and Vicious Spirals: Social Trauma, Fundamentalism and Scapegoating”

Saturday 7th February 2026

Hybrid event - online, via Zoom, and in-person at 89 Prince of Wales Road, NW5 3NT

Arrival 10.30am onwards (please join us for a tea or coffee)
Lecture to start at 11am
The event will finish at 1pm

The rise of fundamentalism and scapegoating, which is associated with the conflicts in the Middle-East, is profoundly disturbing to us all. Earl Hopper will consider these old stories and vicious spirals in the context of his theory of Incohesion as a fourth basic assumption in the unconscious life of traumatised social systems, including societies and organisations. As a good Independent, he will draw on the work of a diverse range of psychoanalysts and group analysts.

A £10 discount is available for students. Please contact admin@winnicott-trust.org.uk for a code.

There is wheelchair access at the venue. Please contact us for more details.