[NetBehaviour] The Century of the Self (2002). Adam Curtis. Free online to watch...

[Fung-Lin Hall]

 From my blog archive 2007..
Adam Curtis..
http://www.mutanteggplant.com/vitro-nasu/2007/07/25/trap-adam-curtis/

Fung Lin Hall

> The Century of the Self (2002). Adam Curtis.
>
> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/
>
> This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to 
> try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. 
> Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception 
> of the human mind and its workings profoundly.
>
> His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The 
> documentary describes the impact of Freud's theories on the perception 
> of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and 
> politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their 
> engineering of consent. Among the main characters are Freud himself 
> and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological 
> techniques in advertising. He is often seen as the father of the 
> public relations industry.
>
> Freud's daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is 
> mentioned in the second part, as well as Wilhelm Reich, one of the 
> main opponents of Freud's theories. Along these general themes, The 
> Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods 
> of modern consumerism, representative democracy and its implications. 
> It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, the attitude to 
> fashion and superficiality.
>
> Happiness Machines. Part one documents the story of the relationship 
> between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays who 
> invented Public Relations in the 1920s, being the first person to take 
> Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses.
>
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