Sites of Conscience: Place, Memory, and the Project of Deinstitutionalization - Couverture rigide

 
9780774869324: Sites of Conscience: Place, Memory, and the Project of Deinstitutionalization
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ISBN 10 : 0774869321 ISBN 13 : 9780774869324
Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2024

Synopsis

How activities in and around government-run care facilities can help former residents heal after their closure.

Into the twenty-first century, millions of disabled people and people experiencing mental distress were segregated from the rest of society and confined to residential institutions. Deinstitutionalization--the closure of these sites and integration of former residents into the community--has become increasingly commonplace. But this project is unfinished. Elizabeth Punzi's powerful work explores the use of the concept of sites of conscience, which involves place-based memory activities such as walking tours, survivor-authored social histories, and performances and artistic works in or generated from sites of systemic suffering and injustice. These activities offer new ways to move forward from the unfinished deinstitutionalization project and its failures.

Covering diverse national contexts, Sites of Conscience proposes that acknowledging former residents' memories and lived experiences--and keeping institutions' histories and social heritage alive rather than simply closing sites--holds the greatest potential for recognition, accountability, and action.

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À propos des auteurs

Elisabeth Punzi is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor in the Department of Social Work and the Center for Critical Heritage Studies at Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Linda Steele is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Disability, Criminal Justice, and Law.

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Éditeur
University of British Columbia Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0774869321
ISBN 13 
9780774869324
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Éditeur
Punzi Elisabeth, Steele Linda
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  077486933X ISBN 13 :  9780774869331
Editeur : University of British Columbia P..., 2024
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