Posthumanism Towards Depth Psychology

elective courses
general courses

The basic range of knowledge in the fields: history of the culture and

anthropology of the word.

We are going to deal with the further duration of psychoanalysis

undertaken and transformed by writers (H. Hesse, M. Tournier) and film

directors (V. Schlondorff). We will also discuss the achievements of Jung's

students and collaborators (M. L. von Franz, W. R. Corti, E. Jung). The

main theme, however, will be the reaction to the achievements of

psychoanalysis of new intellectual currents emerging in the 20th and 21st

centuries, especially those characterized by full or partial abandonment of

anthropocentricism in the assessment of the reality (posthumanism,

transhumanism, animal studies, feminist discourse). However, we will

begin by repeating the basic assumptions of psychoanalysis, using

classical but less well-known and more rarely used texts by Freud and

Jung.

1. Introductory classes. Introduction – the mythatifications of the inner

world.

2. Z. Freud and his interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s imagination.

3. The myth of the rebirth in the shot of C. G. Jung.

4. C. G. Junga psychology as a literary subject (H. Hesse).

5. V. Schlondorff and his The Erl-King.

6. M. Tournier and his The Erl-King (fragments).

7. Freudianism in the view of the French writer and German director –

discussion.

8. Interpretation of Spaceless kingdom by B. Goetz.

9. B. Goetz at Jung's students’ workshop (W. R. Corti, M. L. von Franz).

10. Psychoanalytical interpretation of the thread of Holy Grail (E. Jung, M.

L. von Franz).

11. Posthumanism and transhumanism – ordering terms (M. Bakke).

12. i 13. Literary escape from anthropocentricism – Hanemann by Stefan

Chwin.

14. Animal point of view (É. Baratay).

15. Labyrinth in the feminist discourse (A. Aliti).

Aliti A., Dzika kobieta, Gdynia 1996, cz. I rozdz. Jestem chaosem,

ciemnością, kobietą; cz. IV Labirynt.

M. Bakke, Posthumanizm: człowiek w świecie większym niż ludzki, w:

Człowiek wobec natury – humanizm wobec nauk przyrodniczych, red. J.

Sokolski, Warszawa 2010.

É. Baratay, Zwierzęcy punkt widzenia. Inna wersja historii, przeł. P.

Tarasewicz, Gdańsk 2014: cz. I Projekt historii peryferyjnej.

S. Chwin, Hanemann, Gdańsk 1997 lub inne wyd.

Z. Freud, Leonarda da Vinci wspomnienia z dzieciństwa, w: Poza zasadą

przyjemności, przeł. J. Prokopiuk, Warszawa 1976 i in.

B. Goetz, Królestwo bezprzestrzenne (fragmenty), „Literatura na świecie”

1978, z. 3 łącznie z Przedmową W. R. Cortiego i Komentarzem M. L. von

Franz.

H. Hesse, Podróż na Wschód, przeł. J. Prokopiuk, „Literatura na świecie”

1978, z. 3.

C. G. Jung, Archetypy i symbole, przeł. J. Prokopiuk, Warszawa 1976 i in. :

Odrodzenie.

E. Jung, M. L. von Franz, Legenda Graalowa w perspektywie

psychologicznej, Warszawa 2009: Zadanie Percevala, Centralny symbol

Legendy: Graal jako naczynie.

R. Russo, Friedrich, przeł. P. Grząbka, Warszawa 2002 (fragmenty).

M. Tournier, Król Olch, Katowice 1999 (fragmenty)

The result of completing the seminar is to develop theoretical tools in the

field of depth psychology and the history of ideas.

Participants are assessed on the basis of their activity during discussions

on the texts, which, as the literature of the subject, will be used for further

work.