COML253 - Freud: the Invention of Psychoanalysis

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
404
Title (text only)
Freud: the Invention of Psychoanalysis
Term
2022A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
404
Section ID
COML253404
Course number integer
253
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 23
Level
undergraduate
Description
No other person of the twentieth century has probably influenced scientific thought, humanistic scholarship, medical therapy, and popular culture as much as Sigmund Freud. This seminar will study his work, its cultural background, and its impact on us today. In the first part of the course, we will learn about Freud's life and the Viennese culture of his time. We will then move to a discussion of seminal texts, such as excerpts from his Interpretation of Dreams, case studies, as well as essays on psychoanalytic practice, human development, definitions of gender and sex, neuroses, and culture in general. In the final part of the course, we will discuss the impact of Freud's work. Guest lectureres from the medical field, history of science, psychology, and the humnities will offer insights into the reception of Freud's work, and its consequences for various fields of study and therapy.
Course number only
253
Cross listings
HIST253404, GRMN253404, GSWS252404
Use local description
No