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The Jungian Strand in Transatlantic Modernism

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Authors:
  1. Jay Sherry

    1. History and Psychology Departments, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

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  • Examines the understudied influence of Carl Jung on modernist art and culture

  • Surveys early twentieth-century modernism, covering a wide range of figures such as Beatrice Hinkle, Eugene O’Neill, Martha Graham, and Jackson Pollack

  • Appeals to scholars of twentieth-century cultural history, feminist history, and Jungian thought

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. American Dream, Myth, Nightmare

    • Jay Sherry
    Pages 1-16

  3. Beatrice Hinkle and the New Frontiers in Mental Health

    • Jay Sherry
    Pages 17-36

  4. Cultural Ferment in Greenwich Village

    • Jay Sherry
    Pages 37-60

  5. Moving On in the 1920s

    • Jay Sherry
    Pages 61-102

  6. Depression and Wartime

    • Jay Sherry
    Pages 103-138

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 139-168
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About this book

In studies of psychology’s role in modernism, Carl Jung is usually relegated to a cameo appearance, if he appears at all. This book rethinks his place in modernist culture during its formative years, mapping Jung’s influence on a surprisingly vast transatlantic network of artists, writers, and thinkers. Jay Sherry sheds light on how this network grew and how Jung applied his unique view of the image-making capacity of the psyche to interpret such modernist icons as James Joyce and Pablo Picasso. His ambition to bridge the divide between the natural and human sciences resulted in a body of work that attracted a cohort of feminists and progressives involved in modern art, early childhood education, dance, and theater.

Reviews

“This book will reward scholars of history, literature, art, philosophy, and psychology who are in any way invested in understanding the modernist movement in the early 20th century. … Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” (M. Uebel, Choice, Vol. 56 (9), May, 2019) “The first truly satisfying account of Jung’s personal engagement with the modern art movement and its pioneers in America and England.” (John Beebe, past president of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and founding editor of Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche)

“While we know a great deal about Freud and Freudians, the impact made by C. G. Jung on twentieth-century cultural history, in Europe and in America, is much less studied. This clearly-written and concise book is an excellent survey of Jung’s wide-ranging influence.” (Suzanne Marchand, Boyd Professor of History, Louisiana State University, USA)

“It's difficult to see Jung as a modernist, and the great man himself doesn't make it easy for us… In this brilliant study, Jay Sherry pulls it off, showing that Jung still has some surprises in store for those who think they know him. An important and necessary rethink that will stimulate much debate.” (Gary Lachman, author of twenty books, instructor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and founding member of the pop group Blondie)

Authors and Affiliations

  • History and Psychology Departments, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Jay Sherry

About the author

Jay Sherry received his PhD from Freie Universität in Berlin and currently teaches history and psychology at Long Island University, USA. His book Carl Gustav Jung: Avant-Garde Conservative (Palgrave 2010) received the Gradiva Award.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Jungian Strand in Transatlantic Modernism

  • Authors: Jay Sherry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55774-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57821-1Published: 28 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55774-2Published: 27 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 168

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Social History, US History, History of Psychology, Intellectual Studies

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