Thoughts for the times on groups and masses : a Sigmund Freud Museum Symposium / edited by Daniela Finzi and Jeanne Wolff Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finzi, Daniela, editor.

Wolff Bernstein, Jeanne, editor.

Series:

Figures of the unconscious ; 22.

Figures of the unconscious ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis--Congresses.

Psychoanalysis.

Social psychology--Congresses.

Social psychology.

Collective behavior--Congresses.

Collective behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2025]

Summary:

“In groups the most contradictory ideas can exist side by side and tolerate each other, without any conflict arising from the logical contradiction between them", wrote Freud in his 1921 book Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego. One hundred years later, in an age of war, social networks, and ubiquitous threats to democracy, the questions raised by Freud are as relevant as ever. In today's mass and group formations, psychological processes and mechanisms can be recognized as they were described by Freud a century ago: compliance, hypnotization, regression, idealization, identification, and fusion with the Other. This anthology is the result of an interdisciplinary symposium organized by the Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna. In their contributions, scholars from psychoanalysis, philosophy, sociology and literary studies present critical re-readings of the text and focus on current issues such as the rise of right-wing populist movements, the role of the narcissistic leader, and mass phenomena in the digital age.-- Provided by the publisher.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on January 31, 2025).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9789461666109

9461666101

OCLC:

1483525785

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.