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Somatic Cinema: The relationship between body and screen - a Jungian perspective
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Somatic Cinema: The relationship between body and screen - a Jungian perspective
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Somatic Cinema: The relationship between body and screen - a Jungian perspective
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Films can hold personal psychological meanings that are often at odds with their narratives. Examining the intersections between mental health and the cinema,
represents the cutting edge of film theory, evaluating the significance of this phenomenon both in therapy and in the everyday world.
Luke Hockley draws on the insights of phenomenological and Jungian film theory and applies them alongside more established psychoanalytic approaches. The result is to combine the idea of affective bodily experience with unconscious processes as a means to explore a new ontology of the cinema. The emphasis is therefore shifted from pure intellectual insight to greater inclusion of personally constructed meanings and experiences. Several key concepts are developed and explored throughout the book. These include:
With a focus on examining why we develop a personal relationship with films,
is ideal for academics and students of film studies, media studies and analytical psychology.