Conversations Series The Trauma of Elite Boarding Schools
November 2023
A growing number of voices have highlighted the emotional damage caused by elite boarding schools. How can we explain and make sense of that damage? Is the impact relevant to institutional practices of the past, or are contemporary boarding schools still having deleterious consequences? How do they shape the way that cultural power operates in the UK? Who most needs to understand these impacts: former students, therapists, parents, or the wider public? These are the questions that will be explored in this Conversation Series, hosted by The Bowlby Centre. We bring together leading authors, campaigners and survivors who are well placed to provide uncomfortable insights and perspective. The conversation will of value to those who come due to personal history, professional interest or general curiosity.
The trauma of boarding school: Voices from childhood
- Tuesday 7th November
- 7pm – 8.30pm
Piers Cross, Filmmaker, Boarding School Survivor and Producer of An Evolving Man Podcast
Nicky Moxey, Boarding School Survivor and Editor of forthcoming collection: Worlds away from home.
The long-term consequences of boarding school: Voices from adulthood
- Tuesday 14th November
- 7pm – 8.30pm
Joy Schaverien, Jungian Psychoanalyst and Art Psychotherapist, Author of Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child
Simon Partridge, Boarding School Survivor and writer Author of Boarding School Syndrome: Reconsidered in social context
When a country’s leaders are boarding school survivors: Voices from citizens
- Tuesday 21st November
- 7pm – 8.30pm
Alex Renton, Broadcaster and Author of Stiff Upper Lip: Secrets, Crimes and the Schooling of a Ruling Class
Nick Duffell, Author & Founder of Boarding School Survivors
Location: Online Via Zoom
Cost: £20 per session £50 for all three sessions
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