HIST 236

Fall 2026 All Classes

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Madness and Modern Society

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:

Cultural Studies - Western

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 236 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76808	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	2:00PM -2:50PM	F	1057 Lincoln Hall	Chettiar, T Simon, E	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76810	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	242 Armory	Chettiar, T Young, R	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76812	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	3:00PM -3:50PM	W	241 Armory	Chettiar, T Simon, E	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76814	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	2:00PM -2:50PM	F	223 David Kinley Hall	Chettiar, T Young, R	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76816	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	10:00AM -10:50AM	F	1302 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Chettiar, T Simon, E	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76818	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	222 David Kinley Hall	Chettiar, T Young, R	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course.
76806	Lecture	AL1	2:00PM -2:50PM	MW	23 Psychology Building	Chettiar, T	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 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.