Come celebrate the reprint of one of the works featured in the exhibit, John Perceval’s Narrative of the Treatment Experienced by a Gentleman, During a State of Mental Derangement (London, 1839), published by Lanternfish Press under the title Under That Calamity. Lindsey Grubbs, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences at California State University and former LCP Fellow, will reflect on writing the introductory text for the reprint. Exhibit curators Rachel D’Agostino and Sophia Dahab will also share a short presentation on the process of curating such sensitive materials for a modern audience. The evening will include a reception and lively conversation as we look closely at government documents, institutional reports, and first-hand accounts that tell the stories of the 19th century asylum and its residents.
Lindsey Grubbs is Assistant Professor of Public Health at California State University, East Bay, where she teaches courses in humanities, ethics, and cultural contexts of health. She holds a PhD in English from Emory University, where she was a Woodruff Fellow and Dean’s Teaching Fellow. After her PhD, she served as a Hecht-Levi Fellow in the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University, where she was also affiliated with the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine.
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Hearing Voices: Memoirs from the Margins of Mental Health is on display from May 2nd, 2022 to December 22nd, 2022.