Sigmund Freud and modernism; psychoanalysis and unreliable narrative (eg Ulysses) - sexual repression (and sexual liberation), the sub-conscious and manipulation, sexpol and the over-grown ego - the culture of orally fixated, sexually incontinent consumerist superbabies, etc. Very good series on all this on which I worked as a script consultant on issues around propaganda, mass psychology, Orwell, mind control, tabloids, etc. Happen it is a very good series by Adam Curtis who also did The Power of Nightmares.
"Dreams (and sexual fantasy) are the royal road into the unconscious mind"
WARNING: THE SCREENINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LECTURE ON FREUD NEXT WEEK (THURSDAY) WILL INCLUDE LEGAL BUT SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL OF AN ADULT NATURE INCLUDING SEXUAL CONTENT OF A POTENTIALLY DISTURBING OR OFFENSIVE NATURE. THE SCREENINGS MAY ALSO INCLUDE STRONG LANGUAGE AND SERIOUS ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY WHICH MANY MAY FIND TO BE BOTH BLASPHEMOUS AND SHOCKING.
If for religious or moral reasons you do not wish to view material of this type please do not attend the screenings. You will not be assessed on the content of this material and your study of the rest of the course will not be affected in any detrimental way other than by exemption of consideration of this material which which explore important theoretical ideas about of human behaviour, politics and economics in Freudian terms. This material is widely shown on courses dealing with cultural studies and the history of art. It is legal in the UK and the showing of this material is shown within a proper theoretical context as part of a challenging two year course in the history of ideas and culture. Because this is Freud there is - obviously enough - a fair amount of sucking of this and that going on.
ONCE AGAIN - SOME/MOST PEOPLE MAY FIND THIS MATERIAL HIGHLY OFFENSIVE.
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