Mediating madness: mental distress and cultural representation

Mediating madness: mental distress and cultural representation

Cross, Simon

65,30 €(IVA inc.)

Mediating Madness examines how mediations of madness emerge, disappear and interleave, only to re-emerge at unexpected moments. Drawing on social and cultural histories of madness, history of art, and popular journalism, the book offers a unique interdisciplinary understanding of historical and contemporary media representations of madness. INDICE: Introduction - Madness and the Popular Imagination - Illustrationsof Madness: Seeing and Reading Historical Images of Insanity - Bedlam in Mind: Campaigning Journalists and Public Images of Insanity - Mad, Bad and Dangerous: Psychiatry and Criminals in the Popular Press - Visualising Madness: Mental Illness and Public Representation - Speaking of Voices: Mediating Public Talk about Mental Illness (co-authored with Graham Murdock) - Conclusion - Notes - Index -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-00531-0
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 216
  • Fecha Publicación: 24/02/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés