The Female Figure in David Lynch's Cinema: Freudian Approaches
Presented in partnership with The Freud Museum London
4 Continuing Education Credits
January 28 & 29, 2023
10am-12pm PST,1pm-3pm EST, 6pm-8pm GMT+1, 7pm-9pm GMT+2
Avant-garde film director David Lynch has a unique style of storytelling, blending classic tropes of film noir with surrealist overtones. Famous for films such as Eraserhead (1977), Elephant Man (1980), Lost Highway (1997), and Mulholland Drive (2001), as well as the cult TV series, Twin Peaks (1989-2017), he has made a mark on cinematic and television history. His surreal motifs, uncanny worlds and unusual characters lend themselves to psychoanalytic investigation and have often been put “on the couch” for deeper understanding despite the director being averse to psychoanalytic interpretation himself.
The focus of these two sessions will be on one fascinating detail of Lynch’s films: his portrayal of women. Through the lens of psychoanalysis and the history of visual culture, we will discuss how some of the most iconic women in Lynch's oeuvre connect to famous historical case studies of hysteria.
[Session 1] Film: The Alphabet, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive. From Charcot to Lacan.
[Session 2] Series: Twin Peaks. Neurosis, the Freudian death drive, and the scene of trauma.
It is recommended to watch the films and series beforehand, but not essential. Selected scenes will be shown throughout the sessions.
Can’t make it live? No problem all sessions are recorded.
Presented in partnership with The Freud Museum London.
15% of proceeds will be donated to The Freud Museum London.
Who Is This For?
- Those with an interest in psychoanalysis
- Those with an interest in David Lynch’s oeuvre
- Those with an interest in exploring psychoanalytic ideas with a global community
- Psychotherapists
- Mental health professionals
- World and life-learners
- Those with an interest in psychoanalytic interpretation of film, literature, poetry, philosophy, Surrealism, and music
*No prior experience or knowledge required!
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the works of David Lynch through the lens of psychoanalysis from Charcot to Lacan.
- Discuss the history of "Hysteria" through the disciplines of: neurology, medicine, psychoanalysis, and feminist discourses.
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Facilitators
Jamie Reurs
Jamie Ruers is an art historian specializing in psychoanalysis and the arts. She has given talks on Viennese history and French Surrealism at a wide range of organizations, including V&A Academy, BBC Arts, Art Fund UK, the Austrian Cultural Forum London, Universidad Andres Bello (Chile), and the Argentine & Chilean Psychoanalytic Associations. She has featured on Vanessa Sinclair’s Rendering Unconscious podcast and Amélie Ravalec’s film Art & Mind (2019) as well as regularly co-hosting the Freud Museum’s podcast Freud in Focus. Her first co-edited book, Freud/Lynch: Behind the Curtain, an exploration of David Lynch’s films through a psychoanalytic lens, is due for release in autumn 2022. She is the Public Programme Events Manager at the Freud Museum London where she has worked for 8 years.
Dr. Leslee S. Brown, PhD
Dr. Brown is President and Director of Mind Body Passport Inc. designing and leading international trips and online international courses for adult professionals, offering continuing education credits worldwide. Dr. Brown's interests are multi-faceted, engaging topics of psychology, culture, art, psychoanalysis, social dreaming, and mythology, and narrative stories as a therapeutic modality. She is passionate about weaving many disciplines and interests together and creating an atmosphere of growth and learning. She also served as The Director of International Seminars and Gastprofessor at Sigmund Freud University, Vienna. International psychology and developing “psychologists without borders” has become her focus. Dr. Brown has been in private practice for over twenty years, has been a research psychologist for The Neurologic Institute and has served on faculty at UCLA Medical School teaching psychology and rapport building techniques to medical students. Dr. Brown was also Assistant Professor at The Chicago School and Director of Centers for International Studies. Leslee lives and works part-time in Los Angeles, part-time in Paris, and the rest of the time is traveling the world.
Cost
Alumni only discount and pre-registration: save $30 when you register by November 27.
15% of the proceeds will be donated to The Freud Museum London.
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This post-licensure course will be at an appropriate instructional level for participants with a wide range of experience from beginner to advanced.
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* Post-course test is required for continuing education credits.
Questions?
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No refunds will be issued as the recordings are available.