This event is in the past.It took place on March 16, 2026 at School of Visual Arts.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkExplore how trans children use fantasy to make sense of their gender identity. Writer and psychoanalyst M. E. O'Brien draws on Freud's "family romance" concept and Cecilia Gentili's memoir to unpack how kids imagine belonging elsewhere.
Academic lecture
LGBTQ+ focused
Free event
Psychoanalysis
Tips
📖read *Family Abolition* beforehand for context
🎤Q&A usually follows SVA talks
🚇near 23rd St subway, plan for evening crowds
Trans Childhoods and the Family Romance
Gramercy
Literature TalkLiterature TalkExplore how trans children use fantasy to make sense of their gender identity. Writer and psychoanalyst M. E. O'Brien draws on Freud's "family romance" concept and Cecilia Gentili's memoir to unpack how kids imagine belonging elsewhere.
Academic lecture
LGBTQ+ focused
Free event
Psychoanalysis
Tips
📖read *Family Abolition* beforehand for context
🎤Q&A usually follows SVA talks
🚇near 23rd St subway, plan for evening crowds
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