Papers by Lesley Caldwell
Routledge eBooks, Nov 8, 2022
British Journal of Psychotherapy, Jan 17, 2022
Journal of Historical Geography, 2013
British Journal of Psychotherapy, 2022
In 1951 Winnicott was a training analyst with a distinguished career in paediatrics and psychoana... more In 1951 Winnicott was a training analyst with a distinguished career in paediatrics and psychoanalysis who had already developed the orientations he continued to deepen until his death in 1971. Among his lasting earlier contributions to psychoanalytic thought 'Primitive Emotional Development' (1945), 'Hate in the Counter Transference' (1947), and 'Mind and its Relation to the Psyche Soma'(1949) stand out for their understanding of the infant's recognition of and relation to external reality, the patient's fantasies of self and analyst and their relevance for the course of an analysis, and the importance of the analyst's affective responses with particular patients. The area encompassed by transitional objects and phenomena is often claimed as his most significant contribution (Modell, 1985; Turner, 2002). Given to the British Psycho-Analytical Society in May, 1951, it was published in the IJPA in 1953, in Through Paediatrics to Psychoanalysis (1958), and in a revised version as the first chapter of Playing and Reality(1971a). The original presentation, (Winnicott archives, correspondence, Marion Milner, Ronald Fairbairn, Willi Hoffer. RS. Illingworth and E.Wulff. Some reappear in the first publication. From the original presentation to 1971 Winnicott consolidates his distinctive account of infant development and its dependence on an extended understanding of the environment, approached through the implications of a baby's actions and their significance for psychoanalytic accounts of human subjectivity. The complexity of this discussion is embedded in the centrality of transitional phenomena. The Spoken Presentation. May 1951. I wish to draw the attention of the Society to a well-known clinical phenomenon, to ask whether this phenomenon deserves a name, and if so to ask whether the name I have given it is suitable. I also wish to invite discussion as to the significance of the phenomenon in the theory and the practice of psychoanalysis (PP/DWW/A/A/9, 1951, p.1). Winnicott treads carefully around the dominant theoretical and political positions in the British Society, an organisation then marked by the trauma of the Controversial Discussions and their compromise solution. His paper was briefly considered for the Festschrift for Klein's seventieth birthday (IJPA March, 1952) (Rodman 2003, p 164-66) but although its absence from that volume underlines the break between Winnicott and Klein in terms of the ideas themselves, and, probably, their personal relationship, neither Winnicott's own statements in letters to Money Kyrle nor the exchanges between the
The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2009
British Journal of Psychotherapy, 2003
The Squiggle Foundation invited Dr Dodi Goldman of New York to give the 2002 Madeleine Davis Memo... more The Squiggle Foundation invited Dr Dodi Goldman of New York to give the 2002 Madeleine Davis Memorial lecture on the topic of Donald Winnicott's treatment of Masud Khan following an article by the economist Wynne Godley about his memories of his own analysis (1959-1966) with Khan. The Godley piece appeared in the London Review of Books (22 February 2001) and was then taken up in The Times. The correspondence was of two types. The first recognized the seriousness of the charges and was concerned to inform the public about current regulatory bodies and enforcement procedures designed to protect against such abuses. The bulk of the rest of the correspondence saw Godley's piece as further confirmation of the prevalence of unscrupulous therapists and fuel for the imminent demise of talking cures. The paper reproduced here had been given in an earlier version in the United States and the invitation to Dr Goldman was envisaged as a step towards reassessing the mistakes and failures of both Winnicott and Khan and looking at the implications for their contemporary legacy. Since The Squiggle Foundation has been running courses, public lectures and conferences on Winnicott and the distinctiveness of his approach for nearly 20 years, the directorate and the trustees felt we should offer a public forum to reflect upon a painful episode from our own history. Though Winnicott himself was not the primary focus of the Godley piece, the specific references to him provided cause for concern, and highlighted the relationship between him and Khan. In writing his account of his treatment by and relationship with Masud Khan, inside and outside the consulting room, Godley provided practitioners with very difficult information. It seemed a priority to use this information, along with that of others who have voiced their concerns and
It has now been in operation for ten years. In that time the 150 hours courses have attracted man... more It has now been in operation for ten years. In that time the 150 hours courses have attracted many feminist teachers and an increasing number of women students. Both in their political roots and in their continuing practice in some parts of Italy, the 150 hours demonstrates a commitment to examining many of the issues that have been discussed in regard to women's studies in this country. These are not issues confined to women's studies but they have received their most extensive recent examination within that area. This article uses some illustrations from the 150 hours' experience to argue for going beyond traditional ways of understanding the debates about women's studies. It also argues for more attention to connexions betsveen feminist teaching and other radical teaching initiatives and suggests that the 150 hours offers an example of an educational context that has attempted to do precisely that. In the first section of this article I want to set out some genera...
British Journal of Psychotherapy, 2016
This paper examines the two versions of DWW's paper on transitional objects and transitional ... more This paper examines the two versions of DWW's paper on transitional objects and transitional phenomena and compares the 1951 paper with other papers of the period to argue for the significant shift heralded by Winnicott and his approach. The paper goes on to discuss the extensive use of Winnicott's ideas in a range of different disciplines and clinical conditions and argues for a careful rereading of Winnicott himself and his fundamental contribution.
Free associations, 1995
"New Formations" is a journal of cultural debate, history and theory. It brings new and... more "New Formations" is a journal of cultural debate, history and theory. It brings new and challenging perspectives to bear on the categories that frame cultural analysis and political action. The journal has covered issues ranging from the seduction of perversity to questions of nationalism and post-colonialism. Contributors open up new zones of enquiry whilst drawing new charts of understanding to explain new formations in contemporary life. "New Formations" brings together in one volume both established and new writers from many walks of critical life. Past contributors have included: Parveen Adams, Nomi Bhabha, Slavoj Zizek, Susan Buck-Morss, Gillian Rose, Jacqueline Rose, Zygmunt Bauman and Christopher Norris. Psychoanalysis is a travelling discipline, an itinerant that frequently changes its disciplinary hats and its political allegiance. The articles in this issue put contemporary culture on the couch, and assess its neurosis while cultures testify to the political legacy of psychoanalysis itself. In an extended review section, feminist writers return to the pioneering work of Juliet Mitchell, looking agin at questions of sexual difference; and this issue also includes the first British publication of Jacques Derrida's incisive critique of the International Psychoanalytic Association. Contributors include: Malcolm Bowie, Timothy Champion, Andre Green, Wendy Cealey Harrison, Jim Hopkins, Claire Pajaczkowska, Joan Raphael-Leff, Joanna Ryan, Dominque Scarfone, Ann Scott, Alex Tarnopolsky, Margot Waddell, D.W. Winnicott and Christopher Wintell.
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Papers by Lesley Caldwell
The theoretical and clinical framework is informed by contemporary psychoanalytic authors including Winnicott, Bion, Meltzer, Kristeva, Matte Blanco, and Lacan.