Scrutiny of historical and contemporary Western
conceptions of madness. Theoretical position of
social constructionism used to understand how
professional taxonomies and public stereotypes of
insanity are reflections of culture. Analysis of
movies, fiction, poetry, drama.
conceptions of madness. Theoretical position of
social constructionism used to understand how
professional taxonomies and public stereotypes of
insanity are reflections of culture. Analysis of
movies, fiction, poetry, drama.
- Teacher: Thomas Schoeneman