PA209-5-SP-CO:
The Unconscious: Analytical Psychology, Culture and Society - Jung
2024/25
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
12 June 2024
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
PA402, PA407
BA LCJ8 Sociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Placement Year),
BA LJ8C Sociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Year Abroad),
BA LJC8 Sociology with Psychosocial Studies
This module aims to provide an understanding of the distinctive character of psychological thinking when the concept of a deep unconscious is introduced; that is, an unconscious whose origins, content and processes are not just outside our awareness, but are far removed from those of conscious life. This form of psychology has been called 'depth psychology', and it includes the traditions that grew from the work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
This module focuses specifically on Jung's theories. It contextualises the theories in relation to Jung's life and times, including his relationship to Freud and psychoanalysis; it critically analyses some of the central concepts of the theories; and it explores their significance in social and cultural analysis. The theories of analytical psychology provide both models of social and cultural phenomena and methods for studying them, based on understanding the unconscious, and particularly the collective unconscious, the archetypes, and the process of self-realisation that Jung called individuation.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide a critical and in-depth introduction to the psychology of C. G. Jung;
- To enable an understanding of the contribution of analytical psychology to the development of depth psychology and the talking therapies;
- To explore the ways in which Jung himself theorised about culture and society;
- To outline the ways in which Jung’s theories have been applied by others to understanding culture and society.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide a critical and in-depth introduction to the psychology of C. G. Jung;
- To enable an understanding of the contribution of analytical psychology to the development of depth psychology and the talking therapies;
- To explore the ways in which Jung himself theorised about culture and society;
- To outline the ways in which Jung’s theories have been applied by others to understanding culture and society.
As an option, this module can be taken either on its own or as a sequel to the complementary module, 'Freud: Mind, Culture, and Society' (PA208-4-AU).
This module will be delivered via:
- Weekly face-to-face lectures followed by weekly face-to-face seminars
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Jung, C.G., Storr, A. and Beebe, J. (2013)
The Essential Jung: selected and introduced by Anthony Storr. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Available at:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt46n45n.
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Papadopoulos, R.K. (2006)
The handbook of Jungian psychology: theory, practice, and applications. Abingdon: Routledge. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203489680.
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Young-Eisendrath, P. and Dawson, T. (1997)
The Cambridge companion to Jung. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://www-cambridge-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-jung/41CD68558DBD1513BAE7282485A7945C.
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Storr, A. (2013c) ‘Introduction’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 13–27. Available at:
https://www-jstor-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/stable/j.ctt46n45n.
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Storr, A. (2013d) ‘Jung’s Early Work’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 29–44. Available at:
https://www-jstor-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/stable/j.ctt46n45n.
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Storr, A. (2013e) ‘Jung’s Involvement with Freud and his Divergence from Freud’s Theories’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 45–64. Available at:
https://www-jstor-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/stable/j.ctt46n45n.
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Davis, D.A. (1997) ‘Freud, Jung, and psychoanalysis’, in
The Cambridge companion to Jung. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521473098.003.
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Storr, A. (2013i) ‘The Development of the Idea of the Collective Unconscious and of Archetypes’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 65–85. Available at:
https://www-jstor-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/stable/j.ctt46n45n.
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Storr, A. (2013a) ‘Archetypes: Shadow; Anima; Animus; the Persona; the Old Wise man’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 87–127. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5543804.
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Storr, A. (2013g) ‘Psychological Types and the Self-regulating Psyche’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 129–189. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5543804.
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Storr, A. (2013j) ‘The Development of the Individual’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 191–228. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5543804.
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Storr, A. (2013b) ‘Integration, Wholeness, and the Self’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 229–297. Available at:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt46n45n.
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Storr, A. (2013k) ‘Unus Mundus and Synchronicity’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 331–347. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5543804.
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Storr, A. (2013f) ‘Man and His Future’, in
The essential Jung. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, pp. 349–403. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5543804.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 |
07/03/2025 |
40% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 |
08/05/2025 |
60% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Christian McMillan, email: ckhmcm@essex.ac.uk.
Professor Roderick Main
Student Administrator, 5A.202, telephone 01206 874969, email ppsug@essex.ac.uk
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Yes
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Dr Angie Voela
University of East London
Reader
Available via Moodle
Of 538 hours, 10 (1.9%) hours available to students:
528 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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