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Psychoanalytic readings - Freud, Jung, Lacan
ATS3407
Synopsis
Introduction to the theories of Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Carl Gustav Jung, based on a close reading of seminal texts. Key concepts of Freud's, Jung's and Lacan's psychoanalysis in their historical intellectual context: the unconscious and the structure of the psyche, sexual theory, the interpretation of dreams, the critique of civilization and religion. Exploration of the application of psychoanalysis in literature, the arts and social psychology. The logic and limits of psychoanalytic interpretation.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Audience
- Undergraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty
- School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
- Handbook year
- 2026
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