Beschreibung
The law that abolished mental asylums in Italy in 1978 was nicknamed the ‘Basaglia Law’, after the physician whose work had revolutionised psychiatry in Italy and worldwide: Franco Basaglia (1924-1980). This book shows that his work is still powerful and relevant to contemporary debates about biopolitics.
Autorenportrait
Alvise Sforza Tarabochia is Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Kent. His research interests include the relationship between continental philosophy and psychiatry and the application of medical humanities in the context of Italian studies.
Inhalt
Contents: Basaglia and Psychiatry in the 1950s – The Subject and the Body – The 1960s: Challenging Psychiatry – ‘The Destruction of the Asylum’ – Biopolitics and Psychiatry – Towards an Affirmative Biopolitical Psychiatry.
