IC 103 - French Freud

Institution:

Westminster College - Pennsylvania

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Description:

The course studies Freud’s theories and the development of an exceptionally strong body of psychoanalytic thought in France. In the context of the rationalist heritage with which this nation is often associated, students will examine psychoanalytic thought in essays (including many case studies), fiction, painting, and film produced primarily in France and in Austria, Spain, Mexico and the U.S. Special emphasis will be given to psychoanalysis as a methodology for the study of social groups and movements along with the methodologies frequently employed by the social sciences. The course studies Freud’s analysis of authority figures such as the father and head of state, military, and church i n Group Psychology , for example, in light of demographic, statistical, and historical data employed by social scientists such as Theodore Zeldin. The course examines the impact of Freud’s work on feminism and gender studies

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminster.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 946-8761

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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