HIST 236

Spring 2024 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 16-May 1

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 spring 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
71741	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	2:00PM -2:50PM	F	315 Gregory Hall	Chettiar, T Runnels, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71742	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	3:00PM -3:50PM	W	1026 Lincoln Hall	Chettiar, T Eagle, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71743	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	10:00AM -10:50AM	F	242 Armory	Chettiar, T Runnels, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71744	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	207 Gregory Hall	Chettiar, T Runnels, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71745	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	1026 Lincoln Hall	Chettiar, T Eagle, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71746	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	2:00PM -2:50PM	F	1026 Lincoln Hall	Chettiar, T Eagle, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
71740	Lecture	AL1	2:00PM -2:50PM	MW	23 Psychology Building	Chettiar, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Description: This course provides a broad overview of the development of psychiatry and other mind sciences in modern Europe and the United States from the beginning of state-regulated asylums to the advent of pharmaceutical treatments 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 complex interaction of social, political, economic, and cultural factors from roughly 1750 to the early 2000s.