SRS 5103: "Freud and Christianity": the course attempts to develop a positive critical dialogue between the writings of Sigmund Freud and St. Paul.
SRS 5106: "Goddess in Women, Myth, and Symbol": this course title was used several times while I was at the University of Ottawa and in this specific instance the subject matter consisted of methodology in feminist/gender studies, women's roles in the world religions, the reinterpretation of myth and symbol in light of feminist insights.
SRS 5115: "Seminar in Religious Studies: On Methodology", the Instructor's preference was the Sociology of Religion. My presentation was based in symbol theory in depth psychology.
SRS 8116: Supervised research: a study of the "Psychology of Symbols", readings included James Hillman, Paul Ricouer, Jaques Derrida, J.E. Cirlot, Carl Jung. Supervised by Dr. Naomi Goldenberg.
SRS 6980: Directed Readings: this course title was used for a graduate transfer from Carleton University Department of Anthropology and Sociology. The course, "Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies," was described by professor. Karol Stephans as "high-level psychoanalysis in the study of contemporary culture" and consisted of readings by Christopher Lasch, Jacques Derrida, Michel Focault, Julia Kristeva, Sherri Turkle, T. Moi, and more.
SRS 6906: "Religion and Psychology": this course was designed by myself so as to develop comptence in the seminal works in the psychology of religion. Authors examined include E. Erikson, A. Adler, A. Maslow, J. Starbuck, W. James, G. Allport, E. Fromm and many more American psychologists from the first half of the twentieth century.
SRS 2115: "Amerindian and Intuit Traditions": Audited undergraduate course taught by Dr. M-F Guedon.
SRS 6980: Directed Studies: research for my master's Memoir – "Readings in Archetypal Psychology" - I examined the complete works of James Hillman.
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SRS 6900: Religions of the World: "Symbolics of the Body": this course was a critical investigation into how the human body has been symbolized in art, literature, and religion. The survey was historical, cross cultural, and multi-disciplinary.
SRS 6981: "Directed Readings III": This course was designed to familiarize myself with the theories of Melanie Klein, D. W. Winnicott, D.R. Fairbairn, and other members of what is loosely called the ‘objects relations’ branch of psychoanalysis.
SRS 7006: "Religion and Psychology": with this course I took several months out to critically review the collected works of Sigmund Freud.
SRS 8115: "Seminar in Religious Studies": Required course in methodology: the "post modern" realization of the concept of methodology; post-empirical research methods; theories of communication; and, how to write grant proposals.
SRS 2211: "Women and Religion": Audited undergraduate course taught by Dr. Naomi Goldenberg
SRS 5903: "Myth, Tradition, and Knowledge: Readings in Native American Religions": This course began with a generalized over-view of the myths and practices of Amerindian Traditions. I then focused on the Navajo cultural group and examined the interactions of their conceptualization of selfhood, cosmology, and the ‘religious’.
SRS 8916: Supervised Research I: "Readings in Women in Religion": Further readings in seminal works of contemporary feminist thought about religion. Authors reviewed include Mary Daly, Julia Kristeva, Carol Christ, Naomi Goldenberg, Catherine Keller, Starhawk, Merlin Stone, Christine Downing, Rosemary Radford-Reuter, among others.
SRS 6980: Directed Readings: "Theories of Self in Contemporary Feminist Text": Further readings in feminist thought on relgion and psychology with a critical eye on conceptualizations of selfhood.