Ideas Matter: Freud - the unconscious and the repressive society

From the archives of The Academy, this lecture ‘Freud: The
unconscious and the repressive society’ is a taster and some
useful context for this year’s Academy Online event ‘Psychology
and Democracy’ on 20 June 2020 (details below).


Lecturer, Dr Michael Fitzpatrick reflects on the work of Sigmund
Freud, including ‘Civilisation and its Discontents’ which was
published in 1929 and signals a shift in Freuds work from a focus
on the individual psyche to how some of those ideas could be
applied at the wider level of society and culture. 


THE ACADEMY 2020: PSYCHOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY Due to the coronavirus
pandemic measures, this year The Academy will take place as half
day online event via zoom. The programme for The Academy Online:
Psychology and Democracy - a mixture of lectures and seminars
–offers an opportunity to all those who attend to place
contemporary events in a historical and philosophical context. To
register and view the full programme and some suggested
background reading, please
visit theboi.co.uk/the-academy-online…logy-and-democracy


THE ACADEMY In the context of today’s instrumental approaches to
knowledge, The Academy summer school is a modest attempt to
demonstrate the value of scholarship, and of the worth of the
university as a place of free enquiry dedicated to the pursuit of
truth.


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continuing to host discussion and debates throughout this period
when society is restricted by measures to tackle coronavirus. In
order to realise events such as the Academy Online, none of our
staff are furloughed and instead remain working. If you can, then
please consider a donation, small or large.
Visit: theboi.co.uk/donate


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