Bam! Pow! Repress? Psychiatry and Superheros
Dan Debowy MGH/McLean Psychiatry Residency, Haleh Rokni, M.D.
Fri Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 05:30-06:30pm, E23-297
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2009
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Week I: “Superhero and Superego” – What makes comic books compelling? Something innate to the mind? We review early theories of mind which bear an uncanny resemblance to Superhero-Supervillain struggle.
Week II: “Sympathy for the Devil” – If supervillains are so unsafe, why do we find them fascinating? Utilizing personality theory and the comics we’ll examine how people develop aggressive yet interesting behaviors.
Week III: “Strange Things are Happening” – Why are Speculative Fiction narratives so strange and yet so familiar? We look for a professional opinion.
Week IV: “D.W. Winnicott’s Sing-Along Blog” – We hear “be true to ourselves,” but society requires various versions of “me.” We’ll use “Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” to discuss True/False Self.
Contact: Dan Debowy, E23-368, (617) 253-2916, debow@med.mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Medical
Latest update: 07-Oct-2009
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