David Howell Morgan (BAHons Msc.Clin.Psych. FBPAS FPBPA SMBPF. Training Analyst Supervisor IPA. AMBPS. MBPC) is a

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and consultant

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who has worked at the

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and Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust for 25 years.

Publications/contributions

Morgan's writing, as with his political and social contributions, tends to focus on the intersection between psychoanalysis and the political, social. He has also written on

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, and repeatedly on the works of

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Melanie Klein Melanie Klein (née Reizes; 30 March 1882 – 22 September 1960) was an Austrian-British author and psychoanalyst known for her work in child analysis. She was the primary figure in the development of object relations theory. Klein suggested th ...

and

Donald Winnicott Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. He was a leading member of the Brit ...

. His co-edited volume ''Lectures on Violence, Perversion and Delinquency. The Portman Papers Series'' deals extensively with the role of violence in patients at the Portman Clinic.

Books

* Morgan, David (2005) co ed Stan Ruszczynski "Lectures on 'Violence, Perversion and Delinquency'". The Portman Papers Series * Morgan, David (2019) "The Unconscious in Social and Political Life". Edited. Phoenix. Firing the Mind. * Morgan, David (2020) "A Deeper Cut. Further Explorations of the Unconscious in Social and Political Life". Phoenix. Firing the Mind

Multi-media

Morgan has contributed to public debate and hosts discussions with leading academics in the political, social, and psychoanalytic fields, on his radio show "Frontier Psychoanalyst". Along with the recurring radio show, Morgan has made many television appearances and frequently appears as a discussant on

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. Morgan also appeared in a documentary called "

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" investigating the psychological condition

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. The documentary investigates the famous case of

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. *

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'Whistleblowers: Saints or Stirrers', with John Waite 11.6.14 * ABC TV Australia 'Whistleblowing' 15.2.14 * BBC Radio 4 'Something Understood' with John McCarthy

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's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear' 25.6.14. * ABC TV Australia Late Night Live with Philip Adams – contributor. "Is neo-liberalism making us sick?". Wed 10 May 2016 *

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: "Frontier Psychoanalyst

Conferences

Morgan has hosted, spoken at, and arranged many conferences, seminars and lectures, both nationally and internationally. In January 2017 Morgan delivered the prestigious Bob Gosling memorial lecture in Bristol. He has also spoken at the Acropolis, Athens, Georgia, China, Poland, The Freud Memorial Lecture, Melbourne, Australia.

References

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