Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Better late than never!
I was a little disappointed that we reviewed the basics of Freudian theory but never delved into that of his pupil (?) Carl Jung! I think his theories on synchronicity would tie in really well into our idea of the objet petit a (or erruption of the real) as it serves to explain the seemingly uncanny coincidences which I'm sure many of us have experienced in our day to day lives. Here's a link to a paper for those interested in learning more about this theory in particular:
http://www.parapsych.org/papers/15.pdf
One of my favorite it books is that written by Timothy Findley, entitled 'Pilgrim', whose main character certainly seems to embody our idea of the "uncanny" since despite repeated successful attempts to end his life, he consistantly is brought back to life! It blends fiction and non-fiction, and includes the character of Carl Jung! Actually alot of Timothy Findley's books would go well with what we've studied this term... Headhunter, The Wars... check him out!
I was a little disappointed that we reviewed the basics of Freudian theory but never delved into that of his pupil (?) Carl Jung! I think his theories on synchronicity would tie in really well into our idea of the objet petit a (or erruption of the real) as it serves to explain the seemingly uncanny coincidences which I'm sure many of us have experienced in our day to day lives. Here's a link to a paper for those interested in learning more about this theory in particular:
http://www.parapsych.org/papers/15.pdf
One of my favorite it books is that written by Timothy Findley, entitled 'Pilgrim', whose main character certainly seems to embody our idea of the "uncanny" since despite repeated successful attempts to end his life, he consistantly is brought back to life! It blends fiction and non-fiction, and includes the character of Carl Jung! Actually alot of Timothy Findley's books would go well with what we've studied this term... Headhunter, The Wars... check him out!
# posted by Machu @ 11:59 AM 
