Material Cultures of Psychiatry (Paperback)

In the past, our ideas of psychiatric hospitals and their history have been shaped by objects like straitjackets, cribs, and binding belts. These powerful objects were often used as a synonym for psychiatry and the way psychiatric patients were treated, yet very little is known about the agency of these objects and their appropriation by staff and patients. By focusing on material cultures, this book offers a new perspective on the history of psychiatry: it enables a narrative in which practicing psychiatry is part of a complex entanglement in which power is constantly negotiated. Scholars from different academic disciplines show how this material-based approach opens up new perspectives on the agency and imagination of men and women inside psychiatry.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Histoire
Release date:	December 2021
Authors:	Monika Ankele • Benoit Majerus
Dimensions:	241 x 170 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-4788-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-8376-4788-9
Barcode:	9783837647884

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