PSYCHOANALYSIS AND POLITICS WITH EVERYDAY ANALYSIS
SEMINAR SERIES WITH EVERYDAY ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 2025
Psychoanalysis and Politics is a course co-led by writer and film-maker Helen Rollins and professor of digital media culture Alfie Bown, both of Everyday Analysis. The course aims to introduce the basic relationship between psychoanalysis and politics. Throughout the course you will be introduced the core of psychoanalysis, the nature of clinical structures, and their relationship to both the general notion of politics, as well as specific political tensions. This foundation will be used to explore the difference between activism and politics, as well as platform capitalism, and left-right signifiers of political identity in capitalism.
Signing up to this course gives you access to four live lectures this November 2025, as well as indefinite access to the recordings afterwards.
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Two ways to access: purchase the course as a stand-alone seminar, or join The Portal as a monthly/yearly member
This gives you access to 4 live events focused on psychoanalysis and politics with Helen Rollins and Alfie Bown of Everyday Analysis, plus access to the recordings indefinitely.
Philosophy Portal is an online education platform opening space for the next generation of great thought, and cultivation of future philosophical mind. Philosophy Portal members get access to The Portal live event spaces, book clubs, either free or discounted access to courses, permanent early bird pricing on future courses, and priority to apply for retreats. Couples are encouraged get a 2 for 1 deal.
Meet Your Seminar Guides
Helen Rollins
Helen Rollins is a writer and filmmaker from Northern Ireland, currently based between London and Belfast. Her most recent project is the miniseries Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye. She developed the project and was co-writer and executive producer on it, too. The series was produced by Vice Studios, in association with Rocket Entertainment and The Magician’s Niece. It was executive produced by David Furnish and Elton John. The series premiered at Sundance in 2024.
Helen lectures and writes across topics related to film and psychoanalysis. She has been a co-host on two philosophy podcasts and has a book on film theory (Psychocinema) with Polity.
Alfie Bown
Alfie Bown is Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Culture and Technology in the Department of Digital Humanities. His research focuses on psychoanalysis, digital media and popular culture.
His books include Dream Lovers (Pluto, 2022), an investigation into dating apps, sexbots and virtual relationships, Post-Comedy (Polity, 2024), Post-Memes (Punctum, 2019) and The Playstation Dreamworld (Polity, 2017), a psychoanalytic study of video games which is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovak and many other languages. Currently, he is working on the relationship between psychoanalysis and cybernetics.
He is also editor of Everyday Analysis, a pamphlet house and monthly talk series and is a writer/producer for The Magician's Niece.
Session 1: Psychoanalysis and Politics
Session 2: Activism vs. Politics
Session 3: Platform Capitalism and Psychosis
Session 4: Psychoanalysis of Left/Right in Capitalism
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
2025
Online
Sundays 830pm CET (Central European Time)
November 9th / Session 1: Psychoanalysis and Politics
November 16th / Session 2: Activism vs. Politics
November 23rd / Session 3: Platform Capitalism and Psychosis
November 30th / Session 4: Psychoanalysis of Left/Right in Capitalism
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Start Today
Start Today
Two ways to access: purchase the course as a stand-alone seminar, or join The Portal as a monthly/yearly member
This gives you access to 4 live events focused on psychoanalysis and politics with Helen Rollins and Alfie Bown of Everyday Analysis, plus access to the recordings indefinitely.
Philosophy Portal is an online education platform opening space for the next generation of great thought, and cultivation of future philosophical mind. Philosophy Portal members get access to The Portal live event spaces, book clubs, either free or discounted access to courses, permanent early bird pricing on future courses, and priority to apply for retreats. Couples are encouraged get a 2 for 1 deal.