Mad Matters: A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies

Lefrancois, BA et al (eds)

ISBN 10: 1551305348 / ISBN 13: 9781551305349

Published by Canadian Scholars' Press, 2013

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9781551305349. Seller Inventory # 7073630

Synopsis:

In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote: "An important new movement is sweeping through the western world.... The 'mad, ' the oppressed, the ex-inmates of society's asylums are coming together and speaking for themselves."

Mad Matters is the first Canadian book to bring together the writings of this vital movement, which has grown explosively in the years since. With contributions from scholars in numerous disciplines, as well as activists and psychiatric survivors, it presents diverse critical voices that convey the lived experiences of the psychiatrized and challenges dominant understandings of "mental illness." The connections between mad activism and other liberation struggles are stressed throughout, making the book a major contribution to the literature on human rights and anti-oppression.

About the Author: Brenda A. LeFrançois is Associate Professor of Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland.Robert Menzies is Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University.Geoffrey Reaume is Associate Professor of Critical Disability Studies at York University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mad Matters: A Critical Reader in Canadian ...
Publisher: Canadian Scholars' Press
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fair