PERFORMANCE, MADNESS AND PSYCHIATRY

This exciting collection of interdisciplinary essays explores the complex area of madness and performance. The book spans from the 1 8th century to the present and unearths the overlooked history of theatre and performance in, and about, psychiatric asylums and hos pitals. Performance, Madness and Psychiatry will appeal to historians, social scientists, theatre scholars, and artists alike. It fe atures interviews, archival research, and academic analysis of this rich and diverse area of theatrical and psychiatric history. The book de...[Read more]