HIST 236

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Madness and Modern Society

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Credit: 3 hours.

This course provides a broad overview of the development of the mind sciences in modern Europe from the beginning of state-regulated asylums to the advent of pharmaceutical treatment and care in the community. Using a combination of primary sources and secondary texts, we will examine how the diagnosis and treatment of "madness" in its many forms has been shaped through the interaction of social, political, economic, and cultural factors from roughly 1750 to the 1990s.

Same as PSYC 236.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Western

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HIST 236 class schedule data for fall 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76808	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	214 Davenport Hall	Bell, J Chettiar, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76810	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	143 Armory	Bell, J Chettiar, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76812	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	3:00PM -3:50PM	W	104 English Building	Bell, J Chettiar, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76814	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	143 Armory	Chettiar, T Vostriakova, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76816	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	1:00PM -1:50PM	W	243 Armory	Chettiar, T Vostriakova, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76818	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	12:00PM -12:50PM	F	143 Armory	Chettiar, T Vostriakova, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76806	Lecture	AL1	11:00AM -11:50AM	MW	2079 Natural History Building	Chettiar, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/22-12/07/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Description: This course provides a broad overview of the development of the mind sciences (especially psychiatry) in modern Europe and the US from the beginning of state-regulated asylums to the advent of pharmaceutical treatment and care in the community. Using a combination of primary sources and secondary texts, we will examine how the diagnosis and treatment of "madness" in its many forms has been shaped through the interaction of social, political, economic, and cultural factors from roughly 1750 to the present.