Published: March 2024
Keywords:
Text, Meta-Text, Meta-Logos, Transtextuality, Embodied Practices, Discourse, Contexts, Ideology, Ideology, Epistemological Preferences, Meaning, Critical Approaches, Semiotic Space, Social Processes, Addressivity, Text Co-formation, Discourse Analysis, Institutions, Academicity, Assemblage, Subjectivities, Diversity, Interdisciplinarity, Revolutionariness, Alternative Descriptions, Complexity, Space for Silent Voices (Derrida), Dominant Discourse, Coexistence of Dipoles, Text Evaluation Processes.
Four Journals tell their story
A very interesting Round Table (What is a Journal, today?) where a good insight into each journal's philosophy, ideology, form and content emerged.
The moderator and discussant was Eleftheria Tseliou.
First is the "historical" Connessioni, with which Metalogos has collaborated since 2019.
Enzo de Bustis, the current director of the CMFT and Massimo Giuliani & Gianluca Ganda (Editors of the journal) talked about its creation in the 1960s as an in-house training newsletter at the Milan Family Therapy Centre, its evolution, its heavy heritage from the Milan Family Therapy School, the difficulties and the eases of its transitions to subsequent phases of publication.
Katia Charalambaki and Nikos Marketos spoke about the journal Systemic Thought and Psychotherapy, the politico-socio-economic contexts and the visions of its creators that decisively influenced its creation (2012) and the course of this online journal of H.E.S.T.A.F.T.A. The title of their speech was Systems Thinking and Psychotherapy – Writing through reflection and dialogue in a context of God's wrath..
Marilena Karamatsouki spoke about the need for alternative writing and description that gave birth (2017) to the online journal Murmurations – Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice. The title of her talk: The use of stories in systemic psychotherapy as a rhizome through the "eyes" of a journal of systemic thinking.
Efrossini Moureli, speaking on "What is a journal today", highlighted the variety, diversity and multilevel form/content of the online journal Metalogos, launched in 2013, linking it to Bahktin's “polyphony” and the "unfinished" and Bateson's two ways of thinking ("loose" and "strict" thinking).
After the Round Table, a Discussion followed.
Eleftheria Tseliou meta-commented on what she had heard from the speakers, developing her own critical thinking. Before giving the floor to the audience, she raised the central questions that were relevant not only to the four journals but, as it later became apparent (since they concern editors, readers, writers, evaluators, therapists and trainers, trainees, institutions, etc.), to all concerned about philosophy, logic, utility, writing/authoring styles - and internationally applicable terms – and about the processes of publishing texts - in general, and specifically in journals:
- What voices are inherent in a journal?
- Which voices are included/which are excluded from it?
- What silent (Derrida) (or silenced) voices are there?
- To whom is the journal addressed?
- How are writers/readers co-constructed within the journal?
- What are the aims, processes, and ways of the journal?
- What is the ideology of the journal?
- What about power relations?
In this rich feedback discussion with the audience, Valeria Pomini, Eleni Boutoulousi, Marilena Karamatsouki, Ioanna Michopoulou, Efrossini Moureli, and Fany Triantafillou participated.
Connessioni
Enzo de Bustis
Director of Centro Milanese di Terapia della Famiglia. Psychologist, Psychotherapist SSR Lombardia at Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute "La Nostra Famiglia".
Massimo Giuliani
At the Centro Milanese, he is Co-director of the Training and Cultural activities.
He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the scientific journal Connessioni. He studied Classical studies and worked for years in social work, child protection and addiction therapy. In addition to his clinical work, he supervises educational and rehabilitation facilities as well as fellow psychologists and psychotherapists. He trains professionals in the languages of the web and web-based communication.
Gianluca Ganda
He has been a member of SIRTS, the Centro Milanese Therapeutic Team, and the Editorial Committee of the journal Connessioni since 2010. Responsible for the Introductory Psychotherapy Workshop at the CMFT.
He is interested in therapeutic clinical relationships, Respect in therapy and individual therapy.
Systemic Thought and Psychotherapy
Katia Charalambaki
She is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist and former coordinator-director of the NHS. Scientific head of the Family Therapy Unit of the Attica Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. Editor-in-chief of the HESTAFTA online journal Systemic Thinking and Psychotherapy.
Nikos Marketos
Psychiatrist, Systemic Psychotherapist, member of the Editorial Committee of the online journal Systemic Thinking and Psychotherapy.
Murmurations
Marilena Karamatsouki
She is a Psychologist and Family Therapist and maintains a private office in Pefki. She is a member of the Editorial Committee of the online journal Murmurations - Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice.
Metalogos
Efrossini Moureli
Psychiatrist, Group analyst, Family psycotherapist. She has been one of the central figures in the development of Systemics in Greece and in the creation of Metalogos. For 12 years (2002 - 2015), she was a member of its Editorial Committees and she remains a constant, valuable supporter of the journal.
Moderator and discussant
Eleftheria Tseliou
Ph.D., Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Associate Professor of Research Methodology and Qualitative Methods, Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Thessaly. She was an influential member of the Editorial Board of Metalogos from 2006 to 2009.
