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Health Humanities seminar: "Defend yourself from madness"
18 January 2024, 6:15 pm–7:30 pm
'Stigmatisation of mental illness in mental hygiene literature in Latin America at the beginning of the 20th century (1920-1947)' with Mariano Ruperthuz Honorato (Andrés Bello University, Chile)
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All | UCL staff | UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Institute of Advanced Studies
Location
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IAS Common GroundG11, ground floor, South WingUCL, Gower Street, LondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
In this talk, we shall embark on a journey to explore the history of mental illnesses in Latin America. We will closely examine the pioneering publications of various mental hygiene groups across the continent, such as the Journal of the Argentine League of Mental Hygiene (1930-1931), the Paulista Archives of Mental Hygiene (1925-1947), the Mexican Magazine of Mental Hygiene (1928-1930, 1940-1947), and the Mental Hygiene Bulletin from Lima (1932-1937). Although Chile lacked an official journal, we shall analyse the influential publications of its most prominent representatives.
This analysis will offer us a unique intercultural perspective, revealing how these societies understood, treated, and represented mental illness. By unravelling the social treatment of mental illnesses in the past, we will shed light on their projection into the present and their ongoing impact on many individuals today. Prepare yourself for an enriching experience that will challenge your understanding of mental health and its history in a Latin American context.
This event has been organised by the UCL Health Humanities Centre. Please register at https://ucl-hhc-madness.eventbrite.co.uk
Image credit: Dr. Anjali Sehrawat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About the Speaker
Mariano Ruperthuz Honorato
Researcher at Andrés Bello University (Santiago, Chile)
Psychoanalyst, Chilean Psychoanalytical Society (ICHPA) and the Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association. PhD in Psychology (University of Chile) and History (University of Santiago, Chile).Author of the book "Freud and the Chileans" (Pólvora, 2016) and Co-author with Mariano Ben Plotkin of "Dear Dr. Freud: A Cultural History of Psychoanalysis in Latin America" (Edhasa, 2017). Researcher for the "Freud in Latin America" exhibition at the Freud Museum (London, 2024).
More about Mariano Ruperthuz Honorato