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180172 SE Phenomenology and Psychiatry (2015W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 45 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 05.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 25.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Dialogue between phenomenology and psychiatry has a long history, dating back to Karl Jaspers’ 1912 appropriation of themes in Edmund Husserl’s work. This course will explore the historical and ongoing relationships between phenomenology and psychiatry, focusing on how they facilitate mutual illumination. In the process, we will engage with the writings of historically important thinkers such as Karl Jaspers, Wolfgang Blankenburg, Eugene Minkowski, Ludwig Binswanger, J. H. van den Berg and R. D. Laing. Some of the seminars will address the kinds of experience associated with specific psychiatric diagnoses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and/or with specific symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. Other seminars will consider broader themes, such as bodily experience, interpersonal relations, and the sense of time in psychiatric illness. Throughout the course, there will be an emphasis on how one can do phenomenology and make original phenomenological discoveries by studying experiences of psychiatric illness.

Assessment and permitted materials

• attend nine or more of the seminars
• give at least one individual or joint seminar presentation on one of the key readings (20%)
• write an essay of 4000-5000 words (including footnotes but excluding references) in the style of an academic journal article, citing at least ten relevant sources (80%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will:
• become familiar with a diverse body of work that brings phenomenology and psychiatry into dialogue with each other
• learn how to interpret and critically discuss specific claims regarding the kinds of experience associated with kinds of psychiatric illness
• learn how to pursue original phenomenological research by engaging with first-person testimonies of psychiatric illness experience
• give a structured presentation on a course topic
• learn how to write an essay in the style of a professional journal article

Examination topics

• focused readings of key articles and book chapters
• individual and group presentations in seminars
• ‘mini-lectures’ by the seminar leader
• detailed critical discussion of texts, themes, concepts and claims
• writing an essay

Reading list

There are one or two core readings for each of seminars 2 to 11, consisting of journal articles, book chapters, and also one book-length memoir of schizophrenia. These are marked * on the reading list and will be made available on-line via ‘moodle’ at least one week in advance of the relevant seminar. You are expected to read all of them. Several other recommended readings will also be posted on-line. In addition, you are encouraged to consult further sources on the reading list, including the ‘general reading’. You do not need to do any preparatory reading before the introductory seminar, and there are no readings for the final seminar. In cases where a source first appeared in German or French and where the English translation is listed here, you are welcome to consult the original instead.

Association in the course directory

M-09 Geist und Sprache
M-11 Gegenwart

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