Insult to Injury? Women and Mental Disorder in Italian Photography and Visual Culture

This article shows how representations of women labeled as mentally ill in photography in Italy have been framed and marked by forms of violence, and how they continue to shape perceptions of women. It argues that the Italian case is a particularly interesting and revealing one, and that such images...

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Main Author: Hill, Sarah P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Violence against women
Year: 2023, Volume: 29, Issue: 8, Pages: 1477-1498
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
institutional violence against women
Photography
Italy
Mental Illness
women and mental disorder
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Summary:This article shows how representations of women labeled as mentally ill in photography in Italy have been framed and marked by forms of violence, and how they continue to shape perceptions of women. It argues that the Italian case is a particularly interesting and revealing one, and that such images need to be viewed in the context of the shared status of photography and psychiatry as contemporarily “modern” inventions that have played important roles in reinforcing or contesting violent and institutionalized systems of surveillance and oppression of women.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231162041