The essay describes the relationship between migrations and madness during the period of mass emigration of Italian overseas. There is a documentation about the outcomes of the psychophysical selection practices implemented on their arrival. These procedures transformed the immigrant into a mental patient. The research is focused on two asylums in Southern Italy (Nocera Inferiore – Catanzaro).
Emigrazione e follia nel primo Novecento. Una storia poco nota dell'emigrazione transoceanica italiana
MOLINARI, AUGUSTA
2010-01-01
Abstract
The essay describes the relationship between migrations and madness during the period of mass emigration of Italian overseas. There is a documentation about the outcomes of the psychophysical selection practices implemented on their arrival. These procedures transformed the immigrant into a mental patient. The research is focused on two asylums in Southern Italy (Nocera Inferiore – Catanzaro).
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