ASM4380

Women, Psychiatry and Madness ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Jan van Bommel

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: A socio-historical analysis of the institutionalisation of madness and the current practice of de-institutionalisation. Critical assessment of sociological, medical and feminist theories of femininity, psychiatry and madness. Examine interpretations of psychoanalysis and female subjectivity (Freudian, Lacanian, French feminist).

Assessment: Two essays (4500 words each): 100%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week