[Article (Saturday 4 August 1888) entitled: A chronicle of curious events. 6th August 1709 : Oliver Cromwell's 7' 6" porter Daniel was committed to Bedlam, having gone mad reading texts of "speculative divinity". He had been givien a bible by Nell Gwyn].

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<p>"Madness, Art, and Society engages with artistic practices from theatre and live art to graphic fiction, charting a multiplicity of ways of thinking critically with, rather than about, non-normative psychological experience. It is organised into two parts, 'Psychiatrists, Institutions, Treatments', which illuminates the environments, figures and models of psychiatric care, and 'Realities, Bodies, Moods', which rejects diagnostic categories in favour of a radical openness to the diversity of madness. Reading the works discussed as a form of protest literature, Madness, Art, and Society seeks a more nuanced understanding of the plurality of madness in contemporary art and society."--Provided by publisher.</p>

xii, 227 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Madness, art, and society : beyond illness / Anna Harpin.

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

Miscellany: English, 18th century

75 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm

Music for living : enriching the lives of profoundly mentally handicapped people / Miriam Wood ; illustrations, David Baird ; photographs, James D. Gilford.

Inequity and madness : psychosocial and human rights issues / José Guimón.

<p>"An estimated 1 in 4 of us will suffer from a mental illness during our lifetime. Those suffering have to face a wall of stigma and stereotyping which can often make their condition worse. Big Brother is an intimate photographic portrait of Louis Quail's older brother, Justin, and his daily struggle with schizophrenia. The condition is severe and Justin has been sectioned three times in his life. Yet, as the book shows, there is much more to him than his illness. He has interests, hobbies (painting and poetry and especially birdwatching). He also has love; he has been with his girlfriend, Jackie, for over 20 years. By showing the person beyond the illness, Big Brother challenges stigma head on. It reveals a system in crisis; under resourced and creaking under the weight of its own bureaucracy, but it also discovers important truths on the nature of resilience. At its heart, though, Big Brother is a love story. The book includes extensive texts to tell Justin's story. The complexity of his life is reflected in the complex structure of the book which incorporates a number of inserts that provide a deep insight into Justin's world through extracts from medical reports, police records and from his own notebooks. The book also includes many of Justin's drawings and paintings as well as a separate booklet featuring both these and his poetry." -- Publisher's description</p>

195 pages (2 folded page), 28 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm + 1 booklet (16 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm)

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Madness, art, and society : beyond illness / Anna Harpin.

Miscellany: English, 18th century

Music for living : enriching the lives of profoundly mentally handicapped people / Miriam Wood ; illustrations, David Baird ; photographs, James D. Gilford.

Inequity and madness : psychosocial and human rights issues / José Guimón.

Big brother / Louis Quail.

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Madness, art, and society : beyond illness / Anna Harpin.

Miscellany: English, 18th century

Music for living : enriching the lives of profoundly mentally handicapped people / Miriam Wood ; illustrations, David Baird ; photographs, James D. Gilford.

Inequity and madness : psychosocial and human rights issues / José Guimón.

Big brother / Louis Quail.

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