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A review by maweets
Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum by Mab Segrest
4.0
This really took me a while to get through but I really felt like I learned a lot by the end of the book. My biggest critique is that I think this book spends a lot of time establishing the historical context for treatments and philosophies for care (or lack there of) seen at Milledgeville. At times I really felt like I had gotten into the weeds of history before I remembered what exactly it related to.
I did really appreciate the level of research and care that went into this book. I appreciated that the author wove in as many individual stories as possible to give better insight into the day-to-day experiences of many of the people who endured Milledgeville or similar situations.
I think this is a great foundational book for readers who are just beginning their research into how disability rights play into other forms of activism. I think that individuals either have done lots of research on disability rights or who have plenty of lived experience with the intersection of race and disability might view this work differently.
I did really appreciate the level of research and care that went into this book. I appreciated that the author wove in as many individual stories as possible to give better insight into the day-to-day experiences of many of the people who endured Milledgeville or similar situations.
I think this is a great foundational book for readers who are just beginning their research into how disability rights play into other forms of activism. I think that individuals either have done lots of research on disability rights or who have plenty of lived experience with the intersection of race and disability might view this work differently.