Explores the subject of desire in modern media and culture. Freud’s ideas have had a profound influence on everything from the earliest manuals on public relations to the struggles of modern feminism. We will read a range of psychoanalytic theorists while studying how their insights have been put to work by both the culture industry and its critics.
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate) 4 credits - 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
MCC-UE 1009-000 (8038)09/02/2025 - 12/11/2025 Tue,Thu8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Watter, Seth
MCC-UE 1009-000 (20181)09/02/2025 - 12/11/2025 Mon,Wed12:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Muller, Charli
NYU Department: Fall 2025, Texts and Ideas, Undergraduate
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