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PHL 642
Psychoanalysis
This course is an introduction to psychoanalysis as theory and practice. Examining the texts of major thinkers such as Freud, Lacan, Kristeva, and Klein, the course will review and analyze the history, development, context, and critiques of psychoanalysis. Students will be introduced to the psychoanalytic model of the psyche and explore such themes as the unconscious, repression, fetishism, dreams, trauma, sexuality, mourning and melancholia, attachment, anxiety, and sociopolitical phenomena such as racism, homophobia, and misogyny.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Prerequisites
a minimum of six PHL/CPHL courses
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
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