Speaker
James HollisDr. James Hollis is a Washington D.C. based Jungian psychoanalyst and the author of seventeen books.
His current project takes him in a bold new direction. It is a documentary film tentatively titled “Soulheal.” James is collaborating with filmmaker José Enrique Pardo and producer Shon Tomlin on this project, which is inspired by his book “Under Saturn’s Shadow.”
Organiser
The Jung Society of Washington
Phone
202-237-8109Website
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On the Psychology of Comedy: An Evening With James Hollis
What is comedy? Why is it so often paired with its dark twin tragedy? Why do we laugh? Is comedy healthy, or pathological? (Freud, who was rather dour, wrote a book on the subject, and Jung, known for his earthy humor and voluminous laugh, did not). How does comedy reveal both the admirable and the repulsive in our nature, our vulgarity, and our sublimity?
This program will talk theory but is laced with jokes to illustrate.
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