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15. The Postmodern Psyche
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Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300)Uploaded 01-09-09In this lecture on the postmodern psyche, Professor Paul Fry explores the work of Gilles Deleuze, and Felix Guattari. and Slavoj Žižek. The notion of the "postmodern" is defined through the use of examples in the visual arts and architecture. Deleuze and Guattari's theory of "rhizomatic" thinking and their intellectual debts are elucidated. Žižek's film criticism, focused on the relation between desire and need, is explored in connection with Lacan.00:00 - Chapter 1. Žižek, Deleuze, and the Political08:37 - Chapter 2. What Is Postmodernism?16:22 - Chapter 3. Postmodernism, Doubt, and Vision22:52 - Chapter 4. Dehumanization28:31 - Chapter 5. Deleuze, Guattari, and Lacan35:16 - Chapter 6. The Rhizome39:25 - Chapter 7. Žižek46:53 - Chapter 8. Holbein's The Ambassadors50:08 - Chapter 9. Language and DesireComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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