University of Chicago

Core Course Syllabus

MAPH 30100 Foundations of Interpretive Theory

Autumn 2008
David Levin & Mark Miller

SUMMER READING

Required Texts

These texts must be acquired and read BEFORE MAPH Core begins on September 15, 2008. These are easily available in paperback. The following editions are required:

  • Sigmund Freud, Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, translated James Strachey (Basic Books) ISBN:9780465097081
  • Freud, The Ego and the Id, translated James Strachey (Norton) ISBN:0393001423
  • The following short texts will be sent to each incoming student as pdf files, so check your email. They must also be printed and read before Core begins:

  • Sigmund Freud: Fraulein Elizabeth von R.
  • Sigmund Freud: The Work of Condensation, The Work of Displacement
  • Jacques Lacan: The Mirror Stage