Mental Institutions, Part II: The Rosenhan Experiment
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11/15/14
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(Elizabeth) In the 1970s, Dr. David Rosenhan set out to show just how easy it is to be labeled mentally ill. Following the model of Nellie Bly, he and his pseudo-patients did just that.
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November 8, 2014
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(Elizabeth) In 1887, Nellie Bly was asked to pass a week at an insane asylum. She said she would and she could and she did.
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Robert Bruce: Stabbings and Statebuilding
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(John) Following the most recent referendum on Scottish independence, it's a perfect time to reflect on the origins of Scotland. What does the murder of John Comyn by Robert Bruce in 1306 tell us about medieval Scotland? How has history been rewritten to stress nationalist narratives? And did anyone really care about Scotland as a country or state in the early fourteenth century? All this and a murder most foul. Or moderately foul. Or perfectly justified. It's all very Scottish. But somebody was murdered and this week John takes a stab at addressing the formation of Scotland under Robert Bruce in the fourteenth century.
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