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In the Shadow of Diagnosis

Psychiatric Power and Queer Life

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Drawing on previously unseen case files, Regina Kunzel explores how 20th-century LGBTQ Americans navigated their identities in relation to psychiatric diagnoses. She highlights the complex dynamics of assimilation, accommodation, and resistance to the notion of being "sick," illustrating how individuals both accepted and challenged psychiatric authority. This nuanced examination reveals the interplay between LGBTQ identity and the expanding claims of psychiatry, emphasizing the power dynamics at play in the understanding of gender and sexual difference.

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In the Shadow of Diagnosis, Regina Kunzel

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Tytuł
In the Shadow of Diagnosis
Podtytuł
Psychiatric Power and Queer Life
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
twarda
Liczba stron
232
ISBN13
9780226830193
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Drawing on previously unseen case files, Regina Kunzel explores how 20th-century LGBTQ Americans navigated their identities in relation to psychiatric diagnoses. She highlights the complex dynamics of assimilation, accommodation, and resistance to the notion of being "sick," illustrating how individuals both accepted and challenged psychiatric authority. This nuanced examination reveals the interplay between LGBTQ identity and the expanding claims of psychiatry, emphasizing the power dynamics at play in the understanding of gender and sexual difference.