{"product_id":"9781032703497-psychodynamics-of-trauma-and-modern-hor","title":"The Psychodynamics of Trauma and Modern Horror Cinema","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Am What Haunts Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating volume, Carlos Pitillas and Ismael Martínez-Biurrun provide in-depth analysis of contemporary horror films from a psychoanalytic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating volume, Carlos Pitillas and Ismael Martínez-Biurrun provide in-depth analysis of contemporary horror films from a psychoanalytic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Freudian psychoanalysis, object relations theory and relational psychoanalysis, the authors explore the ways in which horror films present different aspects of traumatic phenomenology and the re-emergence of unprocessed traumatic wounds. Covering films as diverse as \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Babadook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors dissect the use of symbolism and metaphors in popular horror cinema to show how the disruptive threats faced by characters in these films often function in the same way as post-traumatic stress disorder, and consider behaviours such as repetitive thoughts and actions, dissociation, and more through the lens of neuroscience and narrative theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is an important and novel read for all psychoanalysts in practice and training looking for new ways to understand and work with clients who have experienced traumatic life events. The authors’ use of familiar and canonical horror films also equips students and researchers of film studies with the knowledge necessary to integrate psychoanalytic theories into their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55223631217014,"sku":"9781032703497","price":40.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33024995.jpg?v=1738823085","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032703497-psychodynamics-of-trauma-and-modern-hor","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}