Exhibiting Madness in Museums - Remembering Psychiatry Through Collection and Display (Paperback)

While much has been written on the history of psychiatry, remarkably little has been written about psychiatric collections or curating. Exhibiting Madness in Museums offers a comparative history of independent and institutional collections of psychiatric objects in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. Leading scholars in the field investigate collectors, collections, their display, and the reactions to exhibitions of the history of insanity. Linked to the study of medical museums this work broadens the study of the history of psychiatry by investigating the significance and importance of the role of twentieth-century psychiatric communities in the preservation, interpretation and representation of the history of mental health through the practice of collecting. In remembering the asylum and its different communities in the twentieth century, individuals who lived and worked inside an institution have struggled to preserve the physical character of their world. This collection of essays considers the way that collections of objects from the former psychiatric institution have played a role in constructions of its history. It historicises the very act of collecting, and also examines ethical problems and practices which arise from these activities for curators and exhibitions.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Research in Museum Studies
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2011
Editors:	Catharine Coleborne • Dolly MacKinnon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-4680-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General
LSN:	0-8153-4680-8
Barcode:	9780815346807

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