Sociological Theory: Skeleton Key 1 to Michel Foucault's Madness and Civilization (1965)

Introduces Foucault's Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Overview of the main argument and central concepts of the book, including lepers and Lazarhouses, Medieval Folly, the Ship of Fools, The Great Confinement, the emergence of therapeutics for madness, including enlightened psychiatry, but one that maintains the mentally ill in modern asylums. Foucault's presents a double archaeology of the foundations of forced confinement and madness.
Dan Krier
Iowa State University
Sociology

[Anabsurdsuggestion]

This is a really great talk. Bringing in the extra images and references to the discussion is excellent - thank you. And I really like your illustrations, you have an eye for distillation. I read this book because I have spent significant time inside Bedlam (Maudsley) itself, and among the conditions of my release were that i display some indication of being interested in the consumer economy. It was certainly a place of confinement and punishment, first and foremost, that hasn’t changed.

[hellotabasco]

just finished reading the first part of the spanish version of this book, really enjoyed but a bit confusing sometimes... thank you so much for making this videos, keep it up, cheers!

[alexwang]

Can someone please tell me what is written on that paper at 10:23? I'm having trouble with his handwriting haha.

[jan-jpbt]

I've watched you're goffman videos last year, they were amazing. I'm very happy I came across this video while searching for some clarifications on Madness & civilization (got abit lost on the chapter about passions).

I really loved the last part where you were examining the meaning and categories those outside of confinement derive from the different groups being confined. (beyond reason and unreason) Foucault goes into depth on the christian morals regarding idleness and poorness and how they intertwine with the great confinement.

Does Marx write on similar "institutions of terror" and their function driving the work force to conformity\lower standards? I'm pretty unfamiliar with marxist text, would appreaciate if you could direct me to a chapter that delves the subject :)

Great lecture
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