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Composing with Spielrein: 

Contemporary Applications of Sabina Spielrein's Work

 

International interdisciplinary conference
 

September 5-6, 2026 

online  
 

 

Call for Papers is now OPEN: 

Abstracts (100 words) should be sent to ana.tomcic@essex.ac.uk by February 10, 2026.
 

Registration is now OPEN!

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The conference explores the extraordinary thinking of Sabina Spielrein, acknowledging and developing her pioneering legacy in the world of psychoanalysis and beyond.

 

Papers should integrate Spielrein’s ideas and concepts into your own field of interest in new, innovative ways. Our ambition is to create new avenues of enquiry and lay the ground for new contributions to knowledge, based on Spielrein’s ideas. We welcome papers discussing the relevance of Spielrein's work in contemporary clinical settings, but also in relation to philosophy, sociology, childhood studies, gender studies, and the arts. 

 

We plan to publish the conference contributions in an edited volume. 

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Fields under consideration:

• Relational Psychoanalysis

• Biology and evolutionary science

• Psychosocial Studies

• Language and Child Development

• Sociology of Childhood

• Gender and Drives

 

The conference is organized by the Centre of Childhood Studies, Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, in collaboration with the International Association for Spielrein Studies and the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin. 

 

Given that our conference is primarily aimed at exploring Spielrein’s contemporary relevance, applicants do not necessarily need to have prior familiarity with Spielrein’s work.

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​Speakers include:

Fátima Caropreso 
Katalin Nóra Faluvégi

John Launer

Klara Naszkowska

Esther Rapoport

Ana Tomčić

Renata Udler Cromberg
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Pricing ​

We are committed to minimizing financial barriers for registration or even eliminating registration fees altogether. The participation fees (if any) will be determined in the near future.