The double in cinema
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In London
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London
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In this interactive lecture/film course explore the double in cinema as revealing a personality split and acting as a metaphor of emotional conflict. Featured titles: The Man Who Haunted Himself, Black Swan, L’Amant Double, Dead Ringers, Another Earth, Vertigo.
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About this course
Understand the relationship between psychoanalysis and cinema
-Learn film interpretation techniques to approach cinema in a deep and investigative way
-Discover the work of directors that represent Freudian themes and motifs
-Gain a different perspective that will lead to a more enriched experience of film spectatorship.
There are no additional costs beyond the enrolment fee. Material for taking notes will suffice during sessions.
Biographical details
Mary Wild is a film lecturer with an academic background in psychoanalytic theory. Her research interests include cinematic representation of identity, the unconscious, mental illness and auteur studies (e.g., David Lynch, Lars von Trier, and Stanley Kubrick). In addition to teaching at City Lit, Mary is a regular speaker at the Freud Museum and Hackney Picturehouse.
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Subjects
- Cinema
Course programme
In this course we will focus on cinematic representations of twins, doppelgängers, lookalikes and projected personas, with reference to psychoanalytic concepts such as Sigmund Freud's 'Uncanny', Jacques Lacan’s ‘Mirror Stage’, Carl Jung's 'Shadow' and Otto Rank's 'Double'.
Psychoanalytic terms will be taught in an inclusive, accessible and engaging way with the help of bespoke PowerPoint slides and video montages. Group discussion will be encouraged, and there will be no assignments outside of class.Additional information
The double in cinema