CONFERENCE FOCUS:
Over the past 20 years, analytical psychology has reflected on specific therapeutic aspects pertaining to digitalization (see Merchant, 2016, 2023; Roesler, 2017; Wiener, 2021; Niesser, 2022 to mention but a few). Recently, the necessity of adopting online working modalities during the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted specific publications reflecting on the furthering of digitalization caused by lockdowns (Carpani & Luci, 2023). This conference wants to broaden the Jungian, post-Jungian and interdisciplinary focus and reflect on the process of digitalization itself, considering its multifaceted nature and all its branches, including Artificial Intelligence and online gaming. In line with a tradition of scholarly work dedicated to technology and communication (Jung, 1953; Romanyshyn, 1989), it seeks to address the following questions:
How can analytical psychology continue its therapeutic endeavor in settings that are radically different from those where it initially offered its services?
How does digitalization impact the therapeutic contract?
How does it affect the therapeutic relationship?
What are the unconscious meanings of digitalization?
How does technology used for political purposes exacerbate cultural complexes?