Huge thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for the second installment of my Introduction to Psychoanalysis class! We had a great discussion about dreams, creativity, and poetry as resistance, and covered Freud’s correspondence with Fliess, Screen Memories (1899), The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901). You can watch the recording HERE.
Next up, THIS SATURDAY, October 25th Mary Wild will be presenting her work on Feminine Jouissance in Horror Cinema. It’s a 2 hour online class beginning at 5PM London (9AM San Francisco/ 12 noon NYC/ 18:00 Berlin/ 19:00 Beirut). This event will be recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis. Join us!
Rendering Unconscious episode 365.
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Mary Wild back to the podcast!
On this episode, Mary discusses her upcoming lecture at RU Center for Psychoanalysis on Feminine Jouissance in Horror Cinema, focusing on Possession (1981) dir. Andrzej Żuławski, Paranormal Activity (2007) dir. Oren Peli, and Kiss of the Damned (2012) dir. Alexandra Cassavetes. She emphasizes making complex psychoanalytic concepts accessible through cinema. Mary also mentions her book launch on November 19th for Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema (Routledge 2025), which covers 50 films across six chapters. Additionally, she plans a class on Death Scenes in Cinema online via Morbid Anatomy beginning January 18th. The conversation touches on the transformative power of psychoanalysis and the importance of authentic expression in art.
On November 19th, Mary is having a book launch for her new book Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema (Routledge, 2025). It’s a free online event via Freud Museum London. REGISTER HERE.
Projections: Death Scenes in Cinema with Mary Wild, Begins January 18 via Morbid Anatomy Museum online.
Mary Wild @psycstar is a leading voice in cinema studies, and the creator of the Projections lecture series at Freud Museum London, applying psychoanalysis to film interpretation. She is the author of Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema, and posts exclusive content on Patreon and Substack.
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