Psychology of Uncanny
How does the uncanny blur the line between familiar and strange?
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43 mins
Explore the psychological mechanisms behind the feeling of the uncanny and why certain sights or situations trigger discomfort. Uncover how the uncanny influences perception, emotions, and our understanding of familiarity and strangeness.
Ep 1:
Welcome to the Uncanny: Freud's Haunted Legacy
Step into the shadows as we uncover Freud's revolutionary theory of the uncanny, then explore how doubles, ghosts, and eerie repetition fracture our sense of self and reality.
Ep 2:
Weird Cousins: Aesthetics of the Disturbing
The uncanny meets its rebellious cousin, the weird, as we examine how disturbing experiences challenge aesthetic categories and reveal deep psychological and social fault lines.
Ep 3:
Buried Memories, Sacred Fears
Repressed memories resurface as déjà vu and dread, while numinous encounters blur the line between psychological unease and spiritual awe—can the mind contain what returns?
Ep 4:
When Reason Cracks: Facing the Inexplicable
Rationality falters as ghosts, dolls, and eerie coincidences expose the fragile boundary between logic and the inexplicable, revealing the uncanny's deep psychological grip on us all.
Discussions (12)
Luke
Level 7 · 9 mo agouncanny is just fear duhh
Sheldon
Level 3 · 9 mo agoDude really dated a doll
Reid
Level 3 · 10 mo agoWorking in old houses gives me that same feeling.
