Mediating madness

By Simon Cross

Subjects: Health in mass media, Mental illness, Mental illness in mass media

Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.