The Century of Self
by Adam Curtis
The Rise of the All-Consuming Self and the Influence of the Freud Dynasty -
from Sigmund to Matthew.
A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.
The Engineering of Consent
Episode two looks into the theories of Edward Bernays and Anna Freud, and how different organizations, CIA and corporate America included, applied them to society.
