MDCS40450 Transference and the Interpretation of Desire

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module consists of reading of fundamental texts on transference, on interpretation and on desire. 1) the concept of transference as discovered and illustrated by Freud in his account of his treatment of Dora, an 18 year old hysteric and elaborated on by Jacques Lacan in his commentary - Intervention on Transference 2) the discussion of transference in Lacan's seminar Book VIII 3) the dialectic of desire and its interpretation as developed by Lacan in his Seminar Book VI and in his graph of desire as developed in The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire. The module will include reference to Lacan's reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet as well as his reading of Plato's Symposium in particular as well as other places in Freudian and Lacanian texts where there is reference to art and literature to illustrate transference and desire.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be in a position to: 1) Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of transference in relation to the case history of Dora and Lacan's commentary on the case 2) Demonstrate understanding of the concept of transference as developed in Lacan's Seminar Book VIII 3) Demonstrate understanding of Lacan's teaching on the dialectic of unconscious desire. 4) Demonstrate ability to follow literary references by Freud and Lacan to understand psychoanalytic concepts

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

56
Lectures

28
Total

104
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; in-class discussion; case-based learning; student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Essay + inclass non-graded presentation followed by submission of written report Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are invited to contact Programme Leader for feedback having completed the assignment and received their grade

Name Role
Dr Grainne Donohue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Emma Grimes Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Karina Melvin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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