Research Article

Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series

Number: 37 June 30, 2021
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Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series

Abstract

In this study, Netflix’s original series Freud (Marvin Kren, 2020 – ), adapted from Sigmund Freud’s biography (1856-1939) was analyzed according to traditional adaptation understanding based on the loyalty to the source text. Freud is an eight-part Austrian-German series in the crime, thriller, mystery genre covering the early professional years of Freud. The story of the series is created in connection with Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. In adaptation, a text can remain faithful during its conversion into a visual narrative such as a series or a film, or it can be approached through an intertextual perspective. Since Freud was faithfully adapted following psychoanalytical theory, this study preferred essentialist approaches in engaging the subject. Even though the first season of the series narrates the development period of Freud’s work, psychoanalytic theory is handled holistically in the analysis part of the study. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that although mystery and crime events were added to Freud’s biography, the hierarchy was preserved between the source text and Freud series. Hence, this study aims to contribute to the existing literature by engaging in a psychoanalytical analysis of an online series in an interdisciplinary way.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

January 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 6, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 37

APA
Özkent, Y. (2021). Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 37, 274-292. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.854773
AMA
1.Özkent Y. Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series. TURCOM. 2021;(37):274-292. doi:10.17829/turcom.854773
Chicago
Özkent, Yasemin. 2021. “Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 37: 274-92. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.854773.
EndNote
Özkent Y (June 1, 2021) Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 37 274–292.
IEEE
[1]Y. Özkent, “Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series”, TURCOM, no. 37, pp. 274–292, June 2021, doi: 10.17829/turcom.854773.
ISNAD
Özkent, Yasemin. “Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 37 (June 1, 2021): 274-292. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.854773.
JAMA
1.Özkent Y. Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series. TURCOM. 2021;:274–292.
MLA
Özkent, Yasemin. “Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 37, June 2021, pp. 274-92, doi:10.17829/turcom.854773.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Özkent. Transposition from Freud to Freud: The Adaptation of Psychoanalytic Theory into a Netflix Series. TURCOM. 2021 Jun. 1;(37):274-92. doi:10.17829/turcom.854773

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