Oedipus Reloaded
Sat 12 Apr
|Milano
The Oedipus theme will be the subject of an in-depth theoretical examination of the myth-related aspects and the psychoanalytic conception of the complex.
Time & Location
12 Apr 2025, 10:30 – 12:30
Milano, Via Lentasio, 7, 20122 Milano MI, Italy
About the event
Seminar description
The 2024/5 training and research programme will focus on the theme of Oedipus, the subject of an in-depth theoretical examination not only of aspects relating to the myth, but also to the psychoanalytic conception of the complex in its ethno-anthropological, clinical, ethical and cultural implications in general. The consideration of myth by Greekists, anthropologists, and philosophers will be explored in depth, each time showing points of commonality or discrepancy with respect to the Freudian conception.
The seminar is open to the public and consists of a course of 16 lectures on a fortnightly basis to be held on Saturday mornings at 10.30 a.m. at the premises of the School of Freudian Psychoanalysis (via Lentasio 7, Milan).
Summary Programme
The seminar distinguishes two fundamental thematic macroblocks, which will intersect in the development of the course:
the Oedipus myth: in this macroblock the Oedipus myth will be analysed in order to…