Mediating Madness - Mental Distress and Cultural Representation

Informationen zum Autor SIMON CROSS is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University, UK. His research focuses on areas of sensitive public policy. Klappentext Mediating Madness examines how mediations of madness emerge, disappear and interleave, only to re-emerge at unexpected moments. Drawing on social and cultural histories of madness, history of art, and popular journalism, the book offers a unique interdisciplinary understanding of historical and contemporary media representations of madness. Zusammenfassung Mediating Madness examines how mediations of madness emerge! disappear and interleave! only to re-emerge at unexpected moments. Drawing on social and cultural histories of madness! history of art! and popular journalism! the book offers a unique interdisciplinary understanding of historical and contemporary media representations of madness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Madness and the Popular Imagination Illustrations of Madness: Seeing and Reading Historical Images of Insanity Bedlam in Mind: Campaigning Journalists and Public Images of Insanity Mad, Bad and Dangerous: Psychiatry and Criminals in the Popular Press Visualising Madness: Mental Illness and Public Representation Speaking of Voices: Mediating Public Talk about Mental Illness (co-authored with Graham Murdock) Conclusion Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: S Cross, S. Cross, Simon Cross, CROSS SIMON
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2010
• EAN: 9780230005310
• ISBN: 978-0-230-00531-0
• No. of pages: 213
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; B, Media Studies, Culture, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Culture, Communication, Social Work, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Sociology, general, Regional Studies, Culture—Study and teaching, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, contemporary media;media;Nation