Medic ! Ou… héros et tombeaux (Névrose vs psychose dans des temps de détresse)
Medic! Or... Heroes and Tombs (Neurosis vs. Psychosis in Times of Distress)

Summary/Abstract: How does a “normal” human subject turn into a hero? What exactly causes this transformation? Psychological speaking, what is a hero, or to be more correct, what kind of psychological structure does a hero have? And if we’re talking about war heroes, how thin is the line that separates a heroic act from a criminal one? This article tries to answer these questions, by referring to actual war heroes on the battlefield. The referenced movies are Hacksaw Ridge and the miniseries Band of Brothers. As a special mention, the article is referring also to the after-war destiny, a historically registered one, of these real-life characters. The approach is from a psychoanalytical freudian-lacanian perspective.

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