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Psychoanalysis deeply intersects with the social sciences by offering specific tools to understand human subjectivity, social structures, and cultural phenomena, moving from individual unconscious drives to group dynamics, politics, and cultural critique, influencing fields like sociology, anthropology, history, and political science through concepts like repression, trauma, and the symbolic order, enriching social analysis and prompting contemporary dialogues on social and political issues.
The course is open only for students of master's degree programmes. Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (28.01.2026)
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In our seminar we will return to Sigmund Freud's founding ideas on these topics as well as to interesting applications in the works of important historians, sociologists, philosophers and political scientists of the 20th and 21st centuries (Norbert Elias, Herbert Marcuse, Earl Hopper, Yannis Stavrakakis etc.). We will also look at the latest attempts to incorporate psychoanalytic thinking into the resolution of conflict situations on a global scale (IPA and "analytic room"). Last update: Matějka Ondřej, PhDr., Ph.D. (24.01.2026)
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To obtain certification for the course, students will be required to give a presentation, submit it in written form, and actively participate in seminar discussions. Last update: Matějka Ondřej, PhDr., Ph.D. (24.01.2026)
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Lectures, class presentations, discussions.
Use of generative AI tools: The use and citation of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or MS Copilot) in seminar papers and other coursework must comply with the decrees of the IMS Director No. 7/2023 and 9/2023. Generative AI tools may be used unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor. However, they may not be used to generate substantial sections of the text or replace the student’s own intellectual contribution. The student remains fully responsible for any content generated with assistance of AI tools. Presenting AI-generated content, whether verbatim, rephrased, or only slightly modified, as one’s own work constitutes plagiarism. Every submitted paper must include a transparent statement specifying which generative AI tools were used, in which stage of the work they were employed, and how they were used, or confirming that no generative AI tools were used. If this statement is missing or incomplete, the instructor is not permitted to accept the paper for evaluation. Unless the instructor explicitly prohibits the use of generative AI tools, the decision to use or not to use them rests fully with the student. The student has the right to request that the instructor does not use AI assistance for evaluating their work. Last update: Matějka Ondřej, PhDr., Ph.D. (24.01.2026)
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FOUNDING STONES: Sigmund Freud, Totem and Taboo (1912-13), Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921), Civilization and Its Discontents (1930); SOCIOHISTORICAL APPLICATIONS: Norbert Elias, The Civilizing Process (1939); PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: Herbert Marcuse, Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud (1955) GROUP ANALYTICAL THINKING: Earl Hopper, The Social Unconscious (2003) POLITICAL THEORY CHALLENGES: Yannis Stavrakakis, Lacan and the Political (1999) 2026 APPLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS? ROOM film “Speaking of Home: An Intimate Exchange on Israel-Palestine” (Dr Karim Dajani and Dr Eyal Rozmarin) Last update: Matějka Ondřej, PhDr., Ph.D. (24.01.2026)
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