1988 Reith Lectures The Return of the Repressed The Return of the Repressed
'The publication in 1962 of Solzhenitsyn's A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich released a flood of popular memory. Overnight Solzhenitsyn became, as it were, honorary archivist for a nation which had lacked its own memory. This was the "return of the repressed" not in the individual psyche, but in the cultural community. And as Freud has taught us, the repressed always returns with tremendous emotional force.'
The 41st BBC Reith Lectures: The rediscovery of Politics, Authority, Culture and Community on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Primary Title
- 1988 Reith Lectures
Secondary Title
- The Return of the Repressed
Episode Title
- The Return of the Repressed
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 14 June 1989
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 29
Duration
- 29:20
Episode
- 2
Channel
- 1YC
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YC
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- The 41st BBC Reith Lectures: The rediscovery of Politics, Authority, Culture and Community on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Episode Description
- 'The publication in 1962 of Solzhenitsyn's A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich released a flood of popular memory. Overnight Solzhenitsyn became, as it were, honorary archivist for a nation which had lacked its own memory. This was the "return of the repressed" not in the individual psyche, but in the cultural community. And as Freud has taught us, the repressed always returns with tremendous emotional force.'
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=reith+lectures+1988&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search
Genres
- Current affairs
- History
- Politics
- Talk
Hosts
- Geoffrey Hosking (Lecturer)