The Pathologisation of Homosexuality in Fascist Italy The Case of 'G'
This open access book investigates the pathologisation of homosexuality during the fascist regime in Italy through an analysis of the case of G., a man with "homosexual tendencies" interned in the Collegno mental health hospital in 1928. No systematic study exists on the possibility that F...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2019.
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| Edición: | First edition, 2019. |
| Colección: | Genders and Sexualities in History,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436097806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. “Dangerous to Themselves and Others, and of Public Scandal”: The Internment Procedure
- 3.“Psychic Degenerate”: Why G. Was Interned
- 4. “He and I”: G’.s Voice
- 5. "I'll have you sent to confino". How the fascist regime punished and repressed homosexuality
- 6. “House of Sorrow”: The Collegno Asylum in 1928–1931
- 7. “My Untamed, Alone, Naked Will”: Freedom
- 8. Conclusions.
