University of London, Birkbeck College
Graduate Student, History, Classics and Archaeology
Thesis Title: Caterham Imbecile Asylum 1870 - 1911
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Julia Laite
Carmen Mangion |
About
I am researching the experiences of people identified as idiots and imbeciles in the nineteenth century, using Caterham as a case study.
I am also interested in the transmission of psychiatric theory to the 'front-line' of asylum care and treatment of those deemed incurable.
Additionally I will look at the experience of the staff, gender, administrative developments and the influence of the state and policy makers on the development and character of the institute.
