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Author: Ferhat Atik
Publisher: Karnac Books
Imprint: Phoenix Publishing House
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.306kg
ISBN: 9781912691159
ISBN 10: 1912691159
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 31 July 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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The lifework of Vamik Volkan could not be more timely than now in our globalized world where large groups clash, populations are displaced, and national borders destabilized. His extraordinary discoveries about the psychology of large groups, their shared traumas, and their unresolved mourning are indispensable to international diplomacy. From Cyprus to Nobel Peace Prize attention - it is rare that a person's biography can be mobilized so fruitfully for the enlightenment of an age. -- Molly S. Castelloe, Director of the documentary film 'Vamik's Room', www.vamiksroom.org This story of Vamik Volkan's life reads like a fascinating novel, starting with the bizarre experience of his being kidnapped as an infant, which uncannily foreshadowed the direction of his professional life. No stranger to dangerous situations, Dr Volkan has traveled to some of the most politically volatile areas in the world. As a result of his work, he has become one of the most influential psychoanalysts in history, and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize an incredible five times. Vamik Volkan was born in Cyprus, which is a mineral-rich island country in the Mediterranean with a long-standing history of ethnic fighting. It has served as his 'living laboratory,' a crucible for his brilliant application of psychoanalytic principles to large-group psychology. His methodology has been shown repeatedly to truly help with international conflict resolution. It is Volkan's genius, that through the integration of his own personal psychology with his ethnic/cultural psychology, he almost single-handedly created a whole new field of study. The author of this truly exceptional biography, a celebrated Turkish writer, has a deep cultural resonance with his subject, which enables him to enlighten us with his nuanced understanding of Volkan's complex background. The reader has an unparalleled opportunity to follow the inner and outer details of Vamik Volkan's life as they unfold in this remarkably well-written book. -- Ira Brenner, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia This biography by Ferhat Atik presents us with an intriguing introduction to Dr. Volkan's life story and his contributions to the psychoanalytic field, as well as to the global peace process. In an age where the world is ravaged by the displacement of large populations and a rampant sense of uncertainty and anxiety, reading Dr. Volkan's biography constitutes a source of inspiration. It provides a stimulating glance into a dedicated man's life journey comprised of promoting understanding of stories with deep roots and developing transformative practices of retelling them. -- Zeynep Catay, Ph.D. Candidate, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis - The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2022
The lifework of Vamik Volkan could not be more timely than now in our globalized world where large groups clash, populations are displaced, and national borders destabilized. His extraordinary discoveries about the psychology of large groups, their shared traumas, and their unresolved mourning are indispensable to international diplomacy. From Cyprus to Nobel Peace Prize attention - it is rare that a person's biography can be mobilized so fruitfully for the enlightenment of an age. Molly S. Castelloe, Ph.D., Director of the documentary film 'Vamik's Room'
Author Information
Ferhat Atik is a Turkish Cypriot writer, scriptwriter and director. Having lectured on economics, media, literature and cinema at doctorate level and having published articles in newspapers and journals, Ferhat Atik then became a producer and TV and radio host. He has published many articles, several novels and various film scripts. Silk Road, Autumn, Toy Car, Double Port, When There is Still Time, Kingdom of Lambousa, and After Tomorrow are among his published works. Ferhat Atik has directed and written screenplays for short films which have appeared in international film festivals, particularly in Italy, India and the Far East. His full-length feature film The Key, based on his own novel Autumn, premiered in the 48th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and was then shown at the 31st Istanbul Film Festival in 2012. Ferhat Atik teaches creative writing and screenwriting at Girne American University and he is the owner of the Golden Pen award of Turkey at 2018.
