Writing mad lives in the age of the asylum:

'Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum' describes a history of madness and the asylum by focusing on the inmates who published pamphlets, memorials, memoirs, and newspaper and magazine articles about their experiences. Michael Rembis draws from these sources, as well as their letters,...

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Beteilige Person: Rembis, Michael A. 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2024]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197604861.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197604861.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:'Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum' describes a history of madness and the asylum by focusing on the inmates who published pamphlets, memorials, memoirs, and newspaper and magazine articles about their experiences. Michael Rembis draws from these sources, as well as their letters, public speeches, and testimonies before state legislatures and the US Congress to demonstrate how the stories they told influenced popular, legal, and medical conceptualizations of madness and the asylum at a time when most Americans seemed to be groping toward a more modern understanding of the many different forms of 'insanity.'
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (x, 308 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197604861
DOI:10.1093/9780197604861.001.0001