Uncanny Conceptions

Synopsis

From Hegel to Heidegger, Freud to Wittgenstein, the uncanny has figured as a key philosophical concept and is now evolving into a cultural concept with implications not only for philosophy and psychoanalysis but for all cultural practitioners. Rebecca Comay, phenomenologist and philosophy lecturer, advances a politics of the uncanny via ancient Greek statuary. Elizabeth Wright explores the ‘real uncanny in performance’ and Frank Cioffi draws on Wittgenstein to challenge Freud’s celebrated essay on the unhomely.

Series

Talking Ideas, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

cultural influences

Credits

Contributor

Elizabeth Wright; Frank Cioffi; Rebecca Comay

Production Company

Name

ICA Video

Notes

The ICA Writers in Conversation series are available for sale or free access online from the Roland Collection http://www.roland-collection.com

Distributor

Name

ICA Video

Email

http://www.ica.org.uk/contact

Web

http://www.ica.org.uk/49/Shop/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7766 1452

Fax

020 7873 0051

Address

The Mall
London
SW1Y 5AH

Notes

The ICA bookshop operates a mail order service selling a range of DVDs on and by film theorists, compilations of shorts, experimental and animated works, documentaries, as well as DVDs on video and performance art and installations. Also an eclectic collection of audio CDs.