Extension Lecture on Freudian Psychoanalysis

Resource Person:  Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit Singh Romana, Department of                               Post Graduate Studies in English, Punjabi University                               Regional Centre, Bathinda Topic:                     Freudian Psychoanalysis Organised by:        Department of English, Baba Farid College

Department of English, Baba Farid College organized an extension lecture by Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit Singh Romana, Department of Post Graduate Studies in English, Punjabi University Regional Centre, Bathinda on the topic “Freudian Psychoanalysis”. During the course of the lecture, Dr. Romana laid special emphasis on Lionel Trilling’s essay “Freud and Literature”. Prof. Romana emphasized the need to understand the various aspects related to Freudian Psychoanalysis from the very basics. He talked in detail about the fundamental terms such as conscious, unconscious, sub-conscious, Id, Ego and Super-ego etc. so as to make the students aware of the various facets associated with Psychoanalytical literature. He also discussed all the four parts of the essay “Freud and Literature” so as to imbibe an inquisitive outlook in the students of Masters in English. After the lecture a discussion session was organized wherein all the students participated whole heartedly. Prof. Jashandeep Kaur and Prof. Hardeep Mann, Head, Dept. of English, thanked Prof. Dr. Romana for sparing time out of his busy schedule to deliver the lecture. They also thanked the faculty and the department for organizing the event.