Science· London
Freudian Research Seminar - Shockerlebnis and the Second Concept of Technology
This seminar examines Sigmund Freud's concept of *Shockerlebnis* (the experience of shock/trauma) and explores how it informed a second, often overlooked concept of technology—one rooted in the psyche's attempts to shield itself from overwhelming stimuli rather than in instrumental mastery. Through close reading of Freudian texts, the session connects psychoanalytic trauma theory to broader questi