Century of the Self

The Century of Self asks about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy, commodification and its implications; questioning the modern way we see ourselves, the attitudes to fashion and superficiality.

"This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." —Adam Curtis

Watch the entire series of four shows on YouTube or choose individual episodes, listed and also embedded below, courtesy of The Internet Archive. 


One: Happiness Machines

Two: The Engineering of Consent



Three: There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed


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Four: Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering