Jungian film studies is a fast-growing discipline, but this is the first book to bring together the best new writing from both sides of the Atlantic. The essays represent both clinical and academic perspectives, forming an essential bridge between analytical psychology as therapy and Jungian studies as a way of understanding the world. Scholarly thinking and analytic insight come together in focusing on the place of movies in our psychological development -both through seminal films such as 2001:A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Pulp Fiction, and other important movies which exemplify key concepts in gender and typology. The post-Jungian perspective may be summarized as a truly psychological involvement with the imagery and narratives of movies which, through exploration of the emotional relationship between the unconscious and the image on the screen, offers a transformative experience for the audience. Christopher Hauke and Ian Alister have brought together an outstanding array of contributors from Jungian analytic practice and from the field of Film, Media and Cultural Studies.

Jung and Film: Post-Jungian Takes on the Moving Image

Christopher Hauke