Rendering Unconscious episode 274.

Dr. M.E. O’Brien joins Rendering Unconscious to discuss her new book Family Abolition: Capitalism & the Communizing of Care (Pluto Press, 2023). https://amzn.to/48oNfFL

Dr. O’Brien received her MSW from Hunter College, CUNY, and completed her PhD in Sociology at NYU. After two years in psychoanalytic training at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), she is now enrolled in psychoanalytic studies at a newly established clinic, Pulsion. As well as her clinical practice, she spent years coordinating the NYC Trans Oral History Project, organizing with communities impacted by HIV and AIDS, and on the frontlines of social justice advocacy. https://usqtherapy.org/michelle-obrien/

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This episode available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/R75vSGYRnlM?si=RZHwCY52hiXJfDzX

Check out previous episodes:

RU210: M.E. O’BRIEN & EMAN ABDALHADI ON EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COMMUNE, 2052–2072

RU73: NYC TRANS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT WITH MICHELLE O’BRIEN & NICO FUENTES

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The song at the end of the episode is “I've changed my mind” from the brand new album “Disturbance” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page.

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