The (Deformed) Human Face of Incest?
During Tuesday’s seminar, we had a discussion on the fact that incest has been an universal taboo throughout history for all cultures except in respect to royalty. The idea of royal incest is simply baffling and incomprehensible to most people today. Why did societal morals condemn … Continue reading →
Freud and how the Uncanny Affects Us…
Sorry about the late post, like really late, but this is about the Freud and how the unheimlich works. Refer to Pg. 155-156 in Freud’s The Uncanny -The last sentence in italics that carry on to the next page -Freud says the the uncanny in literature and in real life are not taken in at the same level, […]
Uncanny of Dolls
Freud uses the example of dolls coming to life to be a source of uncanny. He says this is true only as we grow up because children dream of their dolls coming to life, but this is a source of fear for adults. I found this to be true in part; as a child I […]
Only the Oedipus Complex?
One of the things that seemed strange to me about Freud was that although he discusses the Oedipus complex (desire…
Glitter
I’m beginning to believe the hardest part of any book is the last ten pages. One of the most important issues that the book raised (for me), was the question – if you’re treating somebody with multiple personality disorder, who exactly are you treating? Who/which personalities are called alters? Which, now that I’ve typed it […] Continue reading →
Gathered up
I put off this post because I haven’t found anything to say about the book. Well, I guess I can start with Freud. “Examine diligently, therefore, all the faculties of your soul: memory, understanding, and will. Examine with precision all your senses as well. . . . Examine, moreover, all your thoughts, every word you […] Continue reading →
Grate
By my count, we’re almost two-thirds of the way through the year. (I just did the math and it’s 62.5%, or five-eighths, but whatever. It’ll be two-thirds by the end of next week.) Anyway, the point I’m trying to make is that unlike the books that came before it, I found that Black Skin/White Masks […] Continue reading →
The Modern Day Freud Debunked
I was very pleased with this weeks reading assignment of Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria, for besides my love of English, I adore Psychology. I have been learning Freud from a psychological perspective since some time in … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Glaze
I didn’t like this book at all. The first thing that struck me as odd was Freud talking about how had published a case study without the patient knowing. I thought that possibly, this was considered acceptable back when he was writing Dora, but now I’ve found that apparently not. Either way, I thought it […] Continue reading →