Leonardo Da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood

Self-portrait of E.T.A. Hoffmann, public domain at Wikimedia Commons

Freud & Hoffmann

In this lecture from Fall 2015, Christina Hendricks talks about Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams and “Leonardo da Vinci,” and Jason Lieblang talks about Freud’s “The Uncanny” and E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman.”

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The Monster is a Mirror: Questioning the Uncanny Power of the Doppelgänger

I have a twin.  This is something that you may or may not already know about me.  Since my twin also happens to be a girl, one of the most common questions that I am asked is this: “Are you identical?”.  Unfortunately, I am unable to provide anyone with the answer to this inquiry.  After … Continue reading The Monster is a Mirror: Questioning the Uncanny Power of the Doppelgänger

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