Psychic Intrusions & Psychic Militancy in Times of Genocide|Busboys & Poets

This conversation will engage Lara Sheehi’s new book, From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (Pluto, 2026), discussing the ways in which we are under a constant political project of psychological warfare. Arguing for the despecialization of psychoanalytic theory and practice, the discussion will highlight how psychic militancy can help protect us against this violent onslaught and keep us connected to our political struggle, and more importantly, the certainty of the revolutionary world we’re building.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Lara Sheehi will be signing following the program.

This event is free and open to all. Doors open to guests at 5:30pm. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of FROM THE CLINIC TO THE STREETS will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is in person.

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Lara Sheehi is a licensed clinical psychologist, and the host of the Psychic Militancy podcast. Lara’s work focuses on psychoanalysis, the psychic refusals central to liberation struggles and life-making in the Global South, the psychic dimensions of resistance and revolution, and critical Zionism studies. She is the author of From Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures (Pluto, 2026) and co-author with Stephen Sheehi of Psychoanalysis Under Occupation: Practicing Resistance in Palestine (Routledge, 2022). Lara is a member of the founding collective for the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism and is on the advisory board for Forensic Architecture.

Dr. Ed Hasan is a Palestinian-American pracademic, entrepreneur, author, and award- winning professor. He is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, where he specializes in organization development, change management, and workplace inclusion. Dr. Hasan is also the founder and host of Sumud, a media platform named after the Palestinian concept of steadfastness. Through the Sumud Podcast, he amplifies voices from marginalized communities and creates space for reflection, connection, and action in the pursuit of justice, dignity, and equity. The platform features conversations with scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and global leaders whose stories are often overlooked or excluded from mainstream narratives.

helen DeVinney, PsyD (she/her) works in private practice in Washington, DC. In her clinical practice, writing, and teaching, she focuses on making systems of oppression visible as an integral part of understanding one's own psychology, relationships, and worldview. She is also a member of the core faculty in the Professional Psychology program at George Washington University.

BOOK DETAILS

From the Clinic to the Streets

Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures

By Lara Sheehi

May 20, 2026 | Paperback, 192 pages, $22.95

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