University of Essex

PA402-5-SP-CO:
Advanced Jungian and Post-Jungian Approaches

The details

Year: 2024/25

Department: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Spring

Level: Undergraduate: Level 5

Status: Current

Start date: Monday 13 January 2025

End date: Friday 21 March 2025

Credits: 15

Last updated: 10 November 2023

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: PA209

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: (none)

Key module (requisite for): PA407

Key module for

BA C890 Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies,
BA C89A Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year),
BA C89B Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Year Abroad),
BA C89C Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Foundation Year)

Module description

This module seeks to chart and critically assess the development and growth of Jungian thought.

We will examine advances in defining key concepts such as archetypes and complexes, and will consider the ways in which Post-Jungians have applied Jung`s ideas to diverse academic fields, including gender studies, art and literature, politics, religion and history.

We will also consider what it means to practice and undergo Jungian analysis today. This module will orient you towards the key debates in the field, and will encourage you to reflect on the nature of interdisciplinary.

Module aims

Aims
1. To provide an introduction to the different approaches to the academic study of Jungian psychology
2. To enable a critical understanding of the history of analytical psychology
3. to explore the ways in which Jungian thought has been applied by Post-Jungian thinkers
4. To understand the link between clinical analysis and academic work
5. To promote critical reflection on the nature of interdisciplinary

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module you should be able to:

1. Understand the ways in which Jungian applications are both helpful and problematic
2. Comprehend how the academic study of Jung has its foundation in analytic work
3. Display a critical understanding of what it means to be `Post-Jungian`
4. Embark upon your own application of Jungian psychology to a chosen, academic field

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of lectures and interactive seminars.

Bibliography

Samuels, A. (1986a) Jung and the post-Jungians. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=179214.
Cambray, J. and Carter, L. (2004a) Analytical psychology: contemporary perspectives in Jungian analysis. Hove: Brunner-Routledge. Available at: https://www-taylorfrancis-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/books/9780203492048.
Samuel L. Kimbles (2006) 'Cultural Complexes and the Transmission of Group Traumas in Everyday Life', Psychological Perspectives., 49(1), pp. 96–110. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00332920600733040.
Papadopoulos, R.K. (1992) Carl Gustav Jung: critical assessments. London: Routledge.
Roesler, C. (2012) 'Are archetypes transmitted more by culture than biology? Questions arising from conceptualizations of the archetype', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 57(2), pp. 223–246. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5922.2011.01963.x.
Pietikainen, P. (1998a) 'Archetypes as symbolic forms', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 43(3), pp. 325–343. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1465-5922.00032.
Stevens, A. (1998) 'Response to P. Pietikainen', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 43(3), pp. 345–355. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1465-5922.00033.
Hogenson, G.B. (1998) 'Response to Pietikainen and Stevens', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 43(3), pp. 357–372. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1465-5922.00034.
McFarland Solomon, H. (1998) 'Response to Petteri Pietikainen's “Archetypes as symbolic forms”', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 43(3), pp. 373–377. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1465-5922.00035.
Mogenson, G. (1999) 'archetypes: A response to Pietikainen, Stevens, Hogenson and Solomon', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 44(1), pp. 125–133. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1465-5922.00073.
Pietikainen, P. (1998b) 'Response to Hester McFarland Solomon, George B. Hogenson and Anthony Stevens', Journal of Analytical Psychology, 43(3), pp. 379–388. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1465-5922.00036.
Kevin Lu (2013) 'Can individual psychology explain social phenomena? An appraisal of the theory of cultural complexes', Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society, 18(4), pp. 386–404. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2012.43.
Cambray, J. and Carter, L. (2004b) 'Analytic methods revisited', in Analytical psychology: contemporary perspectives in Jungian analysis. Hove: Brunner-Routledge, pp. 116–144. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/analytic-methods-revisited-joseph-cambray-linda-carter/e/10.4324/9780203492048-10.
Samuels, A. (2006) 'Transference/countertransference', in The handbook of Jungian psychology: theory, practice, and applications. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 177–195. Available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203489680.
Jung, C.G. et al. (1957) The collected works of C. G. Jung. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=991955.
Rowland, S. (2010) C.G. Jung in the humanities: taking the soul's path. New Orleans, La: Spring Journal Books. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003006510.
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.
Lewin, N.A. (2009) Jung on war, politics and Nazi Germany: exploring the theory of archetypes and the collective unconscious. London: Karnac Books. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=713797.
Casement, A. and Tacey, D.J. (2006) The idea of the numinous: contemporary Jungian and psychoanalytic perspectives. London: Routledge.
Papadopoulos, R.K. (2006) The handbook of Jungian psychology: theory, practice, and applications. Abingdon: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203489680.
Rowland, S. (2002) Jung: a feminist revision. Cambridge: Polity.

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	Annotated bibliography		40%
Coursework	Essay		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

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Reassessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Module supervisor and teaching staff

Supervisor: Dr Christian McMillan, email: ckhmcm@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff: Staff from the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Contact details: Student Administrator 5A.202; telephone 01206 874969; ppsug@essex.ac.uk

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: Yes

Available to Outside Option: Yes

Available to Audit: No

External examiner

Name: Dr Angie Voela

Institution: University of East London

Academic role: Reader

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 48 hours, 20 (41.7%) hours available to students:
28 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

Further information

Department website: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

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PA402-5-SP-CO:Advanced Jungian and Post-Jungian Approaches