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.”
“The Shining” in relation to “The Uncanny””
One of the most famous examples of the uncanny – as explained by Freud – can be found in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980). It continually questions the viewer’s perception of reality and makes them unsure of what would otherwise … Continue reading →
The Uncanny as a Product of Evolution
Freud concludes the “uncanny” to be a “species of the familiar”, he states that the feeling of uncanny is invoked when something familiar to us but has been repressed resurfaces again. He uses many examples of infantile complexes to explain … Continue reading →