RU272: DR ANA LEORNE – A PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF JIM MORRISON OF THE DOORS

Rendering Unconscious episode 272. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Ana Leorne to the podcast to discuss her new book This Is the Strangest Life I’ve Ever Known – A Psychological Portrait of Jim Morrison (Trapart Books, 2023). https://www.bygge.trapart.net/?page_id=82 Join Portuguese writer Ana Leorne as she takes us on a trip into the mind of troubled rock star-poet-genius Jim Morrison. Diving into the era, the man, his art, the surrounding people, and not least the myth of The Doors’ enigmatic frontman, Leorne paints an illuminating picture of seemingly inevitable self-destruction – but also one of undeniable brilliance. Ana Leorne (Porto, 1984) is a writer, artist, and researcher. She has started her career as a musician (Rope, The Clits, Annette Blade, Portuguese cast of RENT) while completing a BA in Fine Arts at University of Porto and producing work in the fields of photography, video, installation, and performance. She also holds a MA in Film Studies from NOVA University of Lisbon with a dissertation on psychoanalysis and Stanley Kubrick, and a PhD in Visual Cultures from EHESS with a dissertation on issues of identity, public image, and visual representation in the Beatles’ films and videos. Formerly associate editor at The 405 and digital media executive at MTV Portugal, her writing has appeared on Bandcamp, Elegy Iberica, Recording Academy/The Grammys, SFGate, Público, Beats Per Minute, SPIN, The Guardian, and many others. She’s also the author of “Dear Dr Freud” for David Bowie: Critical Perspectives (Routledge, 2015). She currently lives in Paris. Follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/analeorne/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/analeorne Mentioned in this episode: EUPOP: https://epcablog.wordpress.com Dancing with Salomé – Courting the Uncanny with Oscar Wilde & Friends (Trapart Books, 2021) by Nina Antonia: https://www.bygge.trapart.net/?s=Nina+antonia The Collected Works of Jim Morrison A GUIDE TO THE LABYRINTH: https://www.genesis-publications.com/book/9781905662708/a-guide-to-the-labyrinth This discussion available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/mfdU1Xw7VVo?si=b6CWtIjIWgC4BwiO Support the podcast at our Patreon where we post exclusive content every week, as well as unreleased material and works in progress, and we also have a Discord server: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is GREATLY appreciated! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Check out Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://store.trapart.net Follow him at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23 The song at the end of the episode is “Be the true self (cut-ups were used)” from the brand new album “The Experience (For The Weird)” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=nqv_tOLtQd2I_3P_WHdKCQ Image: Ana Leorne