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Decolonising madness?

Decolonising madness?

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Decolonising madness?

How did psychiatrists and anthropologists from all over the world re-define the relationship between culture, race and individual psyche following the end of the Second World War and colonialism?

What was the role of experts from the Global South and Eastern Europe in this transformative process?

Did this new global and transcultural psychiatry succeed in departing from the erstwhile colonial frameworks?

Read about the project.

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European Research Council

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  • Call for Contributions: Write for the Decolmad Blog

    2022.06.13
    The Decolonizing Madness Blog invites contributions and short essays on psychiatry, power, and culture.
  • Upcoming activities and events

    2022.05.31
    In case you are wondering what our DECOLMAD group is up to these days, we have compiled a list of the activities, events and talks that we have been engaging in.

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  • 16 Mar. 2022, 15:00-17:00

    Therapy without therapists? The human factor in psychotherapy – past, present, and future

    Lecture by Elizabeth Lunbeck, Department of the History of Science (Harvard University).
  • 15 Mar. 2022, 17:00-20:00

    Arts and mental health: Creative writing

    This event brings together authors as well as teachers and students of writing workshops in order to explore the intersections between creative writing and psychological health/suffering.

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