Misogyny and Its Discontents
Presenter: Deidra O’Loughlin, MA, LPC
Date(s): Mar. 2, 9, 16, 2027
Time: 7:00-8:15 PM
Sessions: 3
Credits: 3.75
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Price: $124 (with credits), $25 (without credits)
Hybrid
Description
It may be hard to believe that in our current time, misogyny is still something we need to be talking about. Yet despite all our progress, we are still contending with the unfathomable: women losing access to healthcare after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, high rates of femicide all over the world, the existence of an online rape academy in which men teach one another how to drug and rape their partners and other women… perhaps what’s harder to believe is how little we talk about all of this.
The word misogyny comes from the Greek: the verb misein, to hate, and gyne, women. While there are people who exist who (especially in the present moment) are feeling emboldened to label themselves as misogynists, misogyny can also show up in subtler ways including mom-shaming, the objectification of women and girls, and disdain for characteristics deemed feminine.
In this course, we will examine the why and the how of misogyny. Why does it exist and why does it persist? We’ll explore envy, the fear of vulnerability, and the concept of “femiphobia” as potential explanations, among others. Then we’ll explore the how: how does misogyny seep into our clinical work and how does it show up in our theories? And finally how does existing in a misogynistic world affect our psyches – men, women, trans and gender-expansive people alike? There is a lot to talk about – this course will merely serve as a place to begin to be curious together. Please join the conversation.
Course Objectives
- Students will analyze psychoanalytic theories of misogyny as rooted in envy, fear of vulnerability and fear of dependency.
- Students will be able to describe psychoanalytic explanations of misogyny with sociological and philosophical explanations for misogyny.
- Students will define “femiphobia” and examine ways in which it shows up clinically.
- Students will assess the ways in which misogyny affects mental health of men, women, trans and gender-expansive people.
References
- Balsam, R. (2022) Misogyny and the Female Body. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 42:579-589.
- Kolano, M. (2022). The pleasure of misogyny – Incels, castration, and sexual difference. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 42(7), 544–556.
- Koshkarian, L. (2023). The precarity of misogyny: Queering as emancipation of the gendered female body. Psychoanalytic Social Work, 30(1), 43-61.
About the Presenter
Deidra O’Loughlin, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in St. Louis, MO. She received post-graduate training at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute from 2017-2019. She practices from a psychoanalytic, humanistic, spiritually and culturally sensitive lens and works with older adolescents and adults, especially those interested in exploring their relationship to their gender and sexuality. She has been studying all things gender on her own (and with many wonderful friends) since 2014.
Credit Information
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Psychoanalytic Association and the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits Available
- Physicians: 3.75 Credits
- Psychologists: 3.75 Credits
- Social Workers: 3.75 Credits
- PAs: 3.75 Credits
- Nurses & NPs: 3.75 Nursing Contact Hours
- Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians: 3.75 Credits. Pharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate. APsA will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information.
- Interprofessional Continuing Education (Counselors, NPs, students): 3.75 Credits
Other Profession Types
Other profession types will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants may claim credit for recertification; however, their professional organization/institute holds the final say on which accredited activities they accept.
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