At the end of the course, students will be able to :
- build on their anthropological, ethical and epistemological knowledge and the theoretical conceptualization of psycho-analytical research in the field of criminology;
- restore the originality of the psycho-analytical approach in interdisciplinary dialogue and in a crime-based clinical context;
- understand the intricacies of a rigorous methodological approach and the requirements of psycho-analytical procedures.
Main themes
Study topics emerging from the fields of crime and social responses to crime in terms of principles, theoretical models and concepts developed by psycho-analysis.
Extend this approach by considering anthropological and interdisciplinary implications.
Plot the history of discoveries and conceptual innovations in psycho-analytical developments.
Consider the active involvement of psycho-analysis in the application of knowledge and practices.
Examine in depth the methodological perspective when studying clinical cases.
Content and teaching methods
The introduction outlines a number of basic premises relating to the originality of psycho-analysis.
The first part examines the various ways in which psycho-analysis has been linked to the field of criminology by means of contextualization and discussion of texts by authors ranging from Freud to Lacan.
The second part examines recent theoretical and practical developments during the second half of the 20th century.
The final part will look at how psycho-analysis can throw new light on contemporary feelings of malaise and the emergence of new forms of crime.
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