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

Leader: Jan van Bommel

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: We will begin with a socio-historical analysis of the institutionalisation of madness and its current practice of de-institutionalisation. We will then critically assess sociological, medical and feminist theories of femininity, psychiatry and madness. We will examine various interpretations of psychoanalysis and female subjectivity (Freudian, Lacanian, French feminist).

Assessment: Two essays (3000 words each): 70% + Seminar presentation (2000 words): 20% + Seminar participation: 10%

Contact Hours: 3 hours (1 x 3 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions: ASM4370