research dossier

Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society Inc

Port Washington, NY · EIN 521925325 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE A23 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · apcsweb.net

revenue

$22K

expenses

$13K

net assets

$101K

employees

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mission · from form 990

Study of psychoanalysis of society

profile · synthesized from sources

Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society Inc is a scholarly organization dedicated to exploring the intersections of psychoanalysis, culture, and society. It supports interdisciplinary research and dialogue through curated resources, member publications, and intellectual exchange. The organization operates primarily as a network of academics and psychoanalytic practitioners focused on critical theory, literature, film, and social issues.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Board Member Publications

Compilation of scholarly works authored or edited by current and past board members, covering topics such as psychoanalysis, race, gender, film, and politics

Books and Articles Resource List

Curated list of influential books and articles submitted by APCS members that explore the intersection of psychoanalysis, culture, and society

activities · 5 groups

What they do

Professional Training and Certification in Mental Health 3 activities
- Conducts research on psychoanalysis, culture, and social phenomena
  
  Engages in scholarly study and research to advance understanding of how cultural and social forces shape human subjectivity, diagnose psychological underpinnings of social problems, and develop collective-level psychoanalytic interventions through cultural criticism and education.
- Organizes annual interdisciplinary conference on psychoanalysis, culture, and society
  
  Hosts an annual academic conference featuring panels, symposia, roundtables, and conversation hours that explore the psychic, cultural, and political dimensions of contemporary social issues through psychoanalytic inquiry. The event includes hybrid in-person and online attendance options and is supported financially by the organization.
- Publishes peer-reviewed scholarly journal and field notes
  
  Produces and distributes four issues annually of the peer-reviewed journal *Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society*, featuring scholarly articles and short commentaries (field notes) on psychoanalytically informed research, teaching, activism, and consultation, with a focus on social justice and progressive change.
Civil Rights Advocacy & Litigation 1 activity
- Advocates against racism and white supremacy
  
  Issues public statements condemning anti-Black violence and reaffirms commitment to exposing unconscious psychological processes related to racism in personal, institutional, and societal contexts. Actively challenges white supremacist narratives in teaching, clinical practice, and research.
Professional Conference Support 1 activity
- Provides financial and logistical support for conference participation
  
  Offers scholarships for free registration to individuals facing financial hardship, provides free registration for student volunteers and reduced fees for early career volunteers, and funds travel and presentation opportunities for early career professionals through targeted scholarships.
Organizational Governance & Leadership Development 1 activity
- Supports academic and professional governance through board meetings
  
  Convenes annual meetings of the journal board and executive board in conjunction with the organization’s conference to support governance and editorial oversight.
Uncategorized 1 activity
- Distributes meals and refreshments during annual conference
  
  Provides lunches, dinners, snacks, and beverages to attendees during the annual conference as part of the event logistics.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2024

revenue

Total revenue$22K

Contributions & grants$00%

Program service revenue$20K92%

Investment income$00%

Other revenue—

expenses

Total expenses$13K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

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balance sheet

Total assets$101K

Cash—

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Net assets$101K

5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -33.4%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 1

Michael O'Loughlin — Executive Director/PCS Editor

relationships · 13

Who they work with

Conftool Partner — Requires registration through Conftool for conference attendance or presentation.
Conftool Partner — Uses Conftool for managing conference submissions and participant accounts.
George Washington University Partner — Connected through Claudia Tate, Professor of African American Studies at the university during APCS's founding.
Lita Crociani-Windland Partner — Contact point for members interested in developing web resources for the APCS community.
Palgrave Partner — Publishes the journal Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society and provides online access to the journal archive for APCS members.
Palgrave Macmillan Partner — Partnership to publish the journal Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society
Princeton University Partner — Connected through Claudia Tate, who later served as Professor of African American Studies at Princeton.
Rutgers University Partner — Hosts the APCS annual conference at its Continuing Education Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ.
Rutgers University Partner — Hosts the APCS conference at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center in New Brunswick.
Rutgers University Partner — Hosts the annual conference supported by APCS membership fees.
Rutgers University Partner — Hosts the organization's annual conference.
Washington Baltimore Centre for Psychoanalysis Partner — Collaborates with or recognizes affiliations through shared fellowship programs, as indicated by the fellow status of a scholarship recipient.
Washington Psychoanalytic Institute Partner — Had ties through Joe Smith, a Training and Supervising Analyst affiliated with the Institute.

strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

Advancing Psychoanalytic Research for Societal Understanding

methodology: psychoanalytic_research
Through scholarly research grounded in psychoanalytic theory, the organization advances understanding of societal dynamics by revealing how unconscious processes shape collective behavior, because cultural and social phenomena are deeply intertwined with individual and shared psyches.
Interdisciplinary Integration of Psychoanalysis and Culture

methodology: interdisciplinary_integration
By requiring explicit connections between psychoanalysis, culture, and society in scholarly work, the organization strengthens the relevance and rigor of psychoanalytic thought, because interdisciplinary synthesis produces more comprehensive insights into social dynamics and subjectivity.
Psychoanalytic Intervention in Social Problems

methodology: psychoanalytic_intervention_in_social_problems
By applying psychoanalytic inquiry to unconscious psychological processes that underlie destructive social behaviors, the organization enables deeper understanding and more effective intervention in serious social problems, because such conflicts are often rooted in unexamined subjectivity and cultural dynamics.