Madness: Ideas About Insanity

There have been, and are, many different theories about the nature of madness and how it should be dealt with (if indeed it should ‘dealt with’ at all). Ideas from psychiatry, natural science and social science are applied to fascinating and illuminating autobiographical stories of those considered mad (who have their own ideas about madness). These stories include nineteenth century ‘mad murderers’ and asylum inmates, twentieth century clients of ‘anti-psychiatry’ and ‘psychiatric survivors’, and twenty-first century celebrities and politicians. This module is an introduction to, and evaluation of, a range of ideas about madness.

Peter Morrall BA MSc PGCE PhD

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Tuesday
• Start Date: 25 September 2018
• Time: 7-9pm
• No. of weeks: 11
• Full fee: £116.00
• Credits: 10

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