Performance, Madness And Psychiatry: Isolated Acts (Palgrave Politics Of Identity And Citizenship Series)

This exciting collection of essays explores the complex area of madness and performance. The book spans from the 18th century to the present and unearths the overlooked history of theatre and performance in, and about, psychiatric asylums and hospitals. The book will appeal to historians, social scientists, theatre scholars, and artists alike.

• • Author: A. Harpin, J. Foster
• • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• • Publication Date: Sep 02, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 243 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1137337249
• • ISBN-13: 9781137337245