Angst: Existenzialismus, Phänomenologie und Psychoanalyse
Amanda Holmes
Art Sciences and Art Education, Philosophy
2023W, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S04809
Description
“Anxiety may be compared with dizziness. He whose eye happens to look down into the yawning abyss becomes dizzy. But what is the reason for this? It is just as much in his own eye as in the abyss, for suppose he had not looked down. Hence anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” Søren Kierkegaard, The Concept of Anxiety
“Anxiety is anxiety in-the face-of, but not in the face of this or that; anxiety is anxiety-about—but not about this or that. Anxiety is in-the-face-of-and-about—but not about this or that. Anxiety in the face of what? About what? That is indeterminate. […] In this Nothing that is unveiled through anxiety, we slip away from ourselves” Martin Heidegger, What is Metaphysics?
“In two aspects, as an automatic phenomenon and as a rescuing signal, anxiety is seen to be a product of the infant’s mental helplessness which is a natural counterpart of its biological helplessness.” Sigmund Freud, Inhibitions, Symptoms, and Anxiety
This course traces the question of anxiety through three movements: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Psychoanalysis through close readings of key texts from Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Freud.
Tentative Reading Schedule
October 5: Kierkegaard The Concept of Anxiety, selections
October 12: Kierkegaard The Concept of Anxiety, selections
October 19 (double class (16:00-20:00)) Kierkegaard The Concept of Anxiety, selections
November 9 Heidegger What is Metaphysics
November 16 Heidegger (double class (16:00-20:00)) What is Metaphysics?
November 23 Freud Inhibitions, Symptoms, and Anxiety
November 30 (double class (16:00-20:00)) Freud Inhibitions, Symptoms, and Anxiety
Examination Modalities
In-class participation and three very short (2 page) reading responses to each of the texts we will be reading together.
Dates
05 October 2023, 16:00–18:00 Seminar Room 22
12 October 2023, 16:00–18:00 Seminar Room 22
19 October 2023, 16:00–20:00 Seminar Room 22
09 November 2023, 16:00–18:00 Seminar Room 22
16 November 2023, 16:00–20:00 Seminar Room 22
23 November 2023, 16:00–18:00 Seminar Room 22
30 November 2023, 16:00–20:00 Seminar Room 22
Course Enrolment
Until 12 October 2023, 15:00
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art Theory, Cultural Studies, Art History, Philosophy 605/202.01
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Philosophie 542/207.04
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Bachelor): Philosophy: Deepening / Application 700/003.20
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Master): Study Areas 4-6: Study Area 4: Philosophy 569/022.04
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 577/203.02
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Philosophy 537/080.18
Conservation and Restoration (2. Section): Geisteswissenschaften: Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte 588/204.10
Studies in Art and Culture (Master): Electives Area 1: Philosophy 568/005.07
Art Education: subject dae (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 072/003.25
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.85
Art Education: subject dex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 074/003.25
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 074/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: IT: Bachelorseminar Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.85
Art Education: subject kkp (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 067/003.25
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 067/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 071/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (additional subject): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 071/003.25
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 071/003.80
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Philosophie 567/208.08
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Philosophie 566/208.08
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/003.01
Transformation Studies. Art x Science (Bachelor): Focus! Transformation Areas: Social Transformation 162/040.20
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible