Universität Wien

120018 AR Theory (MA) (2010S)

Psychoanalysis, Writing, and the Social Bond

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Diese LVA gilt für das Masterstudium Anglophone Literatures and Cultures nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 08.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 15.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 22.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 12.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 19.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 26.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 03.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 10.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 17.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 31.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 07.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 14.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 21.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 28.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this course, we will examine questions of the application of psychoanalysis within the field literary study. Traditionally, psychoanalysis approaches the work of art as a form of sublimation, a displacement of the destructive energy of the drive into socially acceptable forms. We will examine Freud's own writings on sublimation as well as various post-Freudian theories of sublimation and literary production (e.g. Lacan, Laplanche, Kristeva, Burke, Bloom, Bersani). As we work our way through these readings, however, we will ask ourselves whether it is really possible to account for the genesis and structure of the work of art in terms of sublimation; and even, within psychoanalysis itself, whether the concept of sublimation can adequately describe the process whereby the drive inscribes itself within the social bond. With such questions in mind, we will turn our attention to the work of Jacques Derrida. In his numerous essays on Freud, Derrida approaches the relationship between the drive and the social bond, less in terms of the work of art, than in terms of what he calls "writing"-a concept that is present throughout Freud's work but that he never explicitly elaborates. Our discussions of Derrida will explore the way in which his reading of Freud makes possible new approaches-both within and beyond psychoanalysis-to art and literature, technology, ethics, and politics.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Active participation and regular attendance; presentation on a specific topic/text; paper (10 pages).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To familiarize students with the theoretical works of Freud, Lacan, and Derrida, among others; to introduce the basic questions raised by the application of psychoanalysis to literature and art; to help students lay the groundwork for their future studies and research.

Prüfungsstoff

Interactive lecture; student presentations.

Literatur

Jacques Derrida, Archive Fever
-The Post Card
Sigmund Freud, Beyond the Pleasure Principle
-The Ego and the Id
-The Interpretation of Dreams
-Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
-Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood
-Three Case Histories
Jacques Lacan, Seminar III: The Psychoses
-Seminar VII: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis

Course reader: Further texts will be included in the course reader.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Diplom 343, UF 344, MA812
LI 12-0192, SP-Code 721-723 / M03

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33