Course Description

Studies in psychoanalytic theory and its application to educational research and practice.

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Athena Title

Psychoanalysis and Education

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

• students will learn about psychoanalytic theory focusing on Freud, Winnicott, and Lacan • students will learn major psychoanalytic terms, including the unconscious, transference, defense mechanisms, and trauma, and apply them to educational contexts • students will learn a range of ways psychoanalytic theory has been taken up and used by educators • students will learn how to apply psychoanalytic theory to their own research projects

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Topical Outline

• Introduction to psychoanalytic theory • Freud • Winnicott • Lacan • Brtizman • Unconscious • Transference • Defense mechanisms • Love/hate • Pedagogy and teaching • Trauma studies • Difficult knowledge

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