Course description
Course Description
MA Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious is an interdisciplinary course drawing on the complementary expertise of the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies. The course critically explores a variety of theories of myth, both ancient and modern, but focuses on the depth psychological theories of Freud and Jung, which postulate that the real subject matter of myth is the unconscious mind.
is an interdisciplinary course drawing on the complementary expertise of the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies. The course critically explores a variety of theories of myth, both ancient and modern, but focuses on the depth psychological theories of Freud and Jung, which postulate that the real subject matter of myth is the unconscious mind.