Asylums by Erving Goffman Published in Penguin Books 1968 Cover design by Briggs and McLaren
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In 1796, Quaker businessman and philanthropist William Tuke opened the Retreat in York, England, for the care of the mentally ill. Prior to this, those with mental health or behavioral issues were treated worse than the most heinous criminal—they were usually locked-up in bedlams, imprisoned in cells or chained to walls in workhouses. As a Quaker Tuke believed in the sanctity of life and of behaving kindly and morally to all humanity. This led him to build a hospital for the care of those suffering from mental health problems. At first, the Retreat was only open to fellow Quakers, but it soon opened its doors to all. The Retreat changed the way mental health was treated in England, and in 1818 the first of four hospitals, the Stanley Royd Hospital in Wakefield, was built under the aegis of the West Riding General Asylums Committee. A further three hospitals were built between 1872 and 1904—the South Yorkshire Asylum built in Sheffield, the High Royds Hospital in Menston and the Storthes Hall built in Kirkburton—which became villages for patients and all four hospital together formed the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Inspired by the Retreat, the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum pioneered...
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“Could I pass a week in the insane ward at Blackwell’s Island? I said I could and I would. And I did.” In 1887, investigative journalist for the New York World newspaper Nellie Bly went undercover to expose the dreadful conditions at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum, a mental institution on Blackwell’s Island. Read more about Bly’s fearless investigation and how her work forever changed the field of journalism.
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Portraits from an English 'lunatic asylum' circa 1869
A collection of creepy photos from the inside of asylums in the past.
Demain c'est Halloween, mais comme le week-end on bosse pas chez Hitek, on va vous faire peur dès aujourd'hui. Voici une sélection d'images vraiment flippantes qui devraient vous faire réfléchir et pourraient bien vous…
These black and white photographs were taken by LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt from the grounds of Pilgrim State Hospital on Long Island, New York in 1938. They are remarkable for the way they blend clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion. But what is perhaps most unsettling about the images is how terribly familiar they look. The treatment of mental illness—in all its confounding varieties and degrees—has come a long, long way since the 1930s, and in most countries is now immeasurably more humane, comprehensive and discerning than the brutal approaches of even a few decades ago. Advancements in psychiatric medications alone have helped countless people lead fuller lives than they might have without drugs. And yet... the grim, desolate tone of the pictures in this gallery will feel eerily contemporary to anyone familiar with psych wards in countless large hospitals today. (Photos: Alfred Eisenstaedt—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Every face tells a story. Every picture expresses what the photographer wanted to show. These potraits are of inmates at West Riding Asylum, in Yorkshire, England. Taken around 1869, the images are captivating. Each face is life misunderstood. And shackled.
fell in love with these drawings by outsider James edwards deeds jr. the book looks so so good! could have picked any page, but you can see the whole archive here.
Un des symboles de l'Art Brut selon la définition de Jean Dubuffet. Cette veste d'uniforme a été brodée et rebrodée de mots et de phrases par Agnès Richter, couturière autrichienne, à l'Hôpital Psychiatrique de Heidelberg où elle fut internée d'office...
The overgrown main road running north-south through the island; to the right are the nurses' residence and doctors' cottage, and to the lef...
“People could be admitted to the asylum as a lunatic patient by a number of means: At the request of a friend, relative or acquaintance, with medical certificates written by two medical pract…
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Portraits from an English 'lunatic asylum' circa 1869
