Papering over madness: accountability and resistance in colonial asylum files: a New Zealand case study
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DOI: 10.1080/13642529.2018.1486955
Abstract: ABSTRACT Through an examination of New Zealand legislation governing lunacy and the files from the Seacliff Asylum, this article argues how paperwork served to uphold an elusive ideal of a compassionate society. Paper, in the… read more here.
Keywords: madness accountability; new zealand; colonial asylum; accountability resistance ... See more keywords