Analyzing Freud (244-0-1)

Instructors

Erica Suzanne Weitzman
847/467-1849
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Rm 3333
Office Hours: Tues, 3:30-5:30 PM and by appointment

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-425: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

This class will take a look at the life and work of the groundbreaking Viennese psychologist Sigmund Freud from a comparative and interdisciplinary angle. Almost 80 years after his death, Freud's legacy continues to be controversial: some claim that his theories are no longer relevant in the light of new research, whereas others defend his theories and/or expand upon the implications and influence of his ideas, in the realm not only of psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, but also in the fields of sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, literary studies, criminal justice, queer studies, women's studies, communications, and many more. What is certain, however, is that, one way or another, Freud's theories and ideas have marked the world for all time. This class will read fundamental texts from Freud's body of work in dialogue with texts by Freud's near and distant predecessors and followers, both to situate Freud in his historical and cultural context, and to think through the many different kinds of questions that Freud's work addresses.

CLASS IS IN ENGLISH

Evaluation Method

Final Exam - In Class

Class Materials (Required)

- Sigmund Freud, The Freud Reader, ed. Peter Gay (Norton)
ISBN-13: 978-0393314038
- Sigmund Freud, Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (Norton)
ISBN-13: 978-0393007435
- Franz Kafka, Letter to the Father (Schocken)
ISBN-13: 978-0805212662

Class Attributes

Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge 3354 German Seminar Rm.: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM