FEB 18-20

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Tues, Feb 18


VIEW: Buffy, ‘Hush’


READ:

  1. BulletSlavoj Žižek, For They Know Not What They Do, 9-11

  2. Bullet“the Real”

  3. Bullet“homosocial desire”

  4. Bullet“epistemology of the closet”

  5. Bullet“between the two deaths”

  6. BulletPrimer on Buffy, ‘Hush’

  7. BulletLacan Module on Psychosexual Development

  8. BulletLacan Module on the Structure of the Psyche

  9. BulletLacan Module on Desire


Thurs, Feb 20


READ:

  1. Bullet Slavoj Žižek, Looking Awry, 6-8, 12-25, 39-43


PSYCHOANALYSIS, FEMINISM, AND THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

In this second block of classes, we will build on our discussion of Brooks by continuing our exploration of psychoanalytical concepts, specifically those of Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, and Julia Kristeva. Througout, Buffy will be our guide since Joss Whedon, the show's creator, self-consciously incorporates both Freudian and Lacanian elements into his Buffyverse.We will also take this opportunity to discuss the influence of Lacan on both feminism and contemporary film theory.

  INTROS

  TERMS

"The Hush of the Real"



 

The Hush of the Real

ENGL 373H: The Theory of SF&F

INSTRUCTOR         : Prof. Felluga

OFFICE                    : HEAV 430

OFFICE HOURS      : T,Th 10:30-11:30 (or email me)

E-MAIL:                   : felluga@purdue.edu