GERMAN 149 - Neurosis, Hysteria and the Schizoid - Pathologies of the Subject in Literature and Thought

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Harvard University

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Description:

A survey of theories of madness in the 20th century, this course examines inventions and conceptualizations of the "insane" subject in psychoanalysis and otherwise. Particular attention will be paid to the literary history of these pathologies as well as to the creative potential of the unreasonable subject and its exemplary function in literary avantgarde and critical thought. Theoretical readings include Freud, Lacan, Foucault, Cixous, Kristeva, Deleuze, and Guattari.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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