Essays about: "psychoanalytic theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words psychoanalytic theory.

  1. 1. Heathcliff’s Complex Character : Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality and Reader-response Theory to Understand Heathcliff

    University essay from

    Author : Mohamed Ashmawi; [2024]
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    Abstract : Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights, presents Heathcliff as a complicated character that makes it hard for readers to declare him a victim or a villain, hence leaving them with questions about his morality. This work looks deep into Heathcliff’s tough character by integrating the view of psychoanalysis with reader-response theory. READ MORE

  2. 2. Towards a transindividualist understanding of the pedagogical relation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

    Author : Florencia Fernández; [2022]
    Keywords : the pedagogical relation; transindividualism; relational autonomy; psychoanalysis; the four discourses;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an analysis of the canonical notion of the pedagogical relation, as introduced by Hermann Nohl in the 1930’s following the tradition of pedagogy and education in Germany. This notion, which has both been central in current debates on educational theory, for example in the work of Norm Friesen and Tone Sævi, has certain implications and political consequences. READ MORE

  3. 3. Witches are not so delicate : A Jungian analysis of gendered oppression in Madeline Miller’s Circe and the novel’s pedagogical potential in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Hermansson Ida; [2022]
    Keywords : Jungian theory; hegemony masculinity; Circe; EFL classroom; gender oppression; literary education; feminist pedagogy; Upper Secondary School;

    Abstract : Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller is a retelling of The Odyssey from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel challenges the previous portrayal of Circe as a vindictive seductress and provides insight into the narrative of a woman negotiating a man’s world, in which she is denied autonomy due to her gender. READ MORE

  4. 4. Willy Loman's Impact on his Own World : A Lacanian Analysis of a Life Lived in Incongruence

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Can Incegül; [2022]
    Keywords : psychoanalytic theory; Jaqcues Lacan; mirror stage; symbolic stage; language; unconscious; repression; regression; defense mechanisms; Willy Loman;

    Abstract : In the 1949 play The Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller depicts a man that goes through life without ever really understanding his own place in it. Willy Loman spends his life chasing a dream yet lacks the ability to achieve it. READ MORE

  5. 5. Parental Perceptions, Experiences, and Expectations on the Teaching of Sexuality Education in and Out of Gambian Schools

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Fatou Kah; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : sexuality; parent-child communication; perceptions; norms; culture; religion;

    Abstract : Aim: This study seeks to contribute to the literature inadequacy in the field of sexuality education in the Gambia by highlighting the controversies surrounding sexuality education for young people by exploring the perceptions, experiences, and expectations of parents on the teaching of sexuality education in and out of Gambian schools. Theory: The theoretical framework that guided the methodology and data analysis of the study was the post-modern feminist theory which utilizes the constructivist perspective and the psychoanalytic approaches to sexuality by also making use of the Freudian frameworks. READ MORE