The latest issue of History of the Human Sciences has been published online. Included in this issue is an article… Read more New Issue of History of the Human Sciences
Month: September 2010
Syllabus: Loughran, “Managing the Mind: Psychiatry, Psychology, and British Culture, 1800-2000”
This is another installment in our series on university and college courses dealing with the history of madness, mental illness,… Read more Syllabus: Loughran, “Managing the Mind: Psychiatry, Psychology, and British Culture, 1800-2000”
Review – Jonathan M. Metzl. The Protest Psychosis: How schizophrenia became a black disease (Beacon 2009)
By Suman Fernando It is well known that black people, compared to white people, are much more likely to be… Read more Review – Jonathan M. Metzl. The Protest Psychosis: How schizophrenia became a black disease (Beacon 2009)
Het Dolhuys and The Madness & Arts Festival (NL)
The city of Haarlem (NL) is currently hosting the third edition of The Madness & Arts Festival (Sept 24 –… Read more Het Dolhuys and The Madness & Arts Festival (NL)
Book announcement: Laurence Guignard – Juger la folie
Laurence Guignard, Juger la folie – La folie criminelle devant les Assises au XIXe siècle (Paris, PUF, 2010) Des faits-divers… Read more Book announcement: Laurence Guignard – Juger la folie