GPSA 836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive/Ashworth

Tuesday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive/Ashworth

GPSA836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive (3 credits) This reading course reviews psychoanalytic papers on human sexuality and libido theory from the seduction theory to infantile sexuality, the perversions, transference love, and the concept of Eros as a binding force. Contemporary ideas are discussed in relation to the understanding of the part played by the libido in sexuality, civilization, and the binding of destructive forces.