1st Edition
Cinema and Psyche in Analytical Psychology Individuation as a Pathway to Love
Introduction 1. Under the Skin 2. Ex Machina 3. Arrival 4. Far from the Madding Crowd 5. Knight of Cups 6. Song to Song: Kiss to Kiss 7. The Analyst and the Shaman Conclusion Bibliography
Biography
Joanna Dovalis, PhD, is a Depth Psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst with a professional private practice for over 30 years in Southern California. In addition to numerous articles and chapters in professional journals and books, she was the co-author of Cinema as Therapy: Grief and Transformational Film (Routledge 2015) with her writing partner John Izod.
John Izod, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Screen Analysis at the University of Stirling. He has published several books, including Screen, Culture, Psyche: A Post-Jungian Approach to Working with the Audience (Routledge 2006) and Cinema as Therapy: Grief and Transformational Film (Routledge 2015) with his co-author Joanna Dovalis
“In Cinema and Psyche, the authors demonstrate yet again the joy of imagination when inspired, in-spirited, by a Jungian interpretation of films. Beautifully written, this book digs deep into the troubles and mysteries of the twentyfirst century by showing films as diverse as Arrival and Far From the Madding Crowd to be both revelatory and numinous. Anyone who wants to know about film criticism with or without Jung, start right here.”
Susan Rowland (PhD), Pacifica Graduate Institute, author with Joel Weishaus of Jungian Arts-Based Research and the Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico (2021)
”It is a particular delight when the sequel is even better than the original, and so it is with Cinema and Psyche. Building on the considerable success of Cinema as Therapy, this new book explores the complex interactions between films and their viewers. In doing so, Dovalis and Izod offer fresh insights into how cinema takes us to the depths of our unconscious selves, enriching both our lives and the films we watch.”
Luke Hockley: Honorary Professor, University of Essex; Professor Emeritus, University of Bedfordshire
