The popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool – movies as an aid to learning about mental illness – has just got even better! Now with even more practical features and expanded contents: full film index, ‘Authors’ Picks’, sample syllabus, and more international films. Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, […]
Psychology at the Movies
Psychology at the Movies explores the insights to be gained by applying various psychological lenses to popular films including cinematic depictions of human behavior, the psychology of filmmakers, and the impact of viewing movies. Young does for both psychology and film theory what Zizek does for current political and cultural theory: he looks at complex […]
Movies and the Modern Psyche
By looking at the interactions between cinema and psychology, Packer offers readers clear and basic insights into some of the most fundamental reasons why film is such an important influence upon our lives today. Movies and the Modern Psyche first describes the basic concepts of psychoanalysis, experimental psychology, behavioral conditioning, and hypnosis, which have all […]
Film After Jung: Post-Jungian Approaches to Film Theory
Popular film as a medium of communication, expression and storytelling has proved one of the most durable and fascinating cultural forms to emerge during the twentieth century, and has long been the object of debate, discussion and interpretation. Film After Jung provides the reader with an overview of the history of film theory and delves […]
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