Overview
The phrase art therapy was first coined in 1942, the author of this book traces its origins back to the latter part of the 18th century, when working with images was used as a moral treatment, charting its development up to 1966. This text charts the development of art therapy up to 1966 and looks towards the uncertain future. It covers the philosophy of art therapy, the way attitudes to insanity have changed, Surrealism, and Britain's first therapeutic community.
Full Product Details
Author: Susan Hogan
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9781853027994
ISBN 10: 1853027995
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 March 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'Fascinating in itself, it belongs in the history of ideas, and the history of medicine.' -Professor Mary Douglas (Cultural Theorist and Anthropologist) 'Her work is a rich tapestry weaving together elements of medical and psychiatric history, art history, as well as contributing to the history of psychoanalysis and its reception in Britian...art therapy emerges as the site where these hugely influential cultural discoursers are knitted together.' -David Lomas (Art Historian)
This book provides a rich source of material for many people to draw on - I imagine many students will be quoting from it in their essays for years to come. Susan Hogan has done us all a service by gathering together this cornucopia of historical evidence and ideas. -- Inscape Tracing the lives and works of leading art therapists as well as the ideological and institutional roots of modern art therapy, Healing Arts will be of interest not only to historians of psychiatry and medicine but also to art historians and to practitioners interested in the theoretical, political and professional roots and boundaries of their discipline. -- History, Journal of the Historical Association Healing Arts is particularly welcome. It is broad-church and inclusive in its subject matter; it avoids partisanship; its historical sweep is lengthy; it takes full account of the existing scholarship, while filling in many gaps; it is based upon extensive research, including interviews and unprinted primary materials; it builds from a basis of evident expertise; it is written in a forceful and fluent prose style, entirely lacking in uncouth or modish jargon; not least it displays all the skills and craft needed to narrate a fascinating story, bringing often spiky personalities to life. All in all, Healing Arts: A History of Art Therapy is sure to be a definitive monograph on this subject for the foreseeable future. -- Professor Roy Porter Fascinating in itself, it belongs in the history of ideas, and the history of medicine. -- Professor Mary Douglas (Cultural Theorist and Anthropologist) Her work is a rich tapestry weaving together elements of medical and psychiatric history, art history, as well as contributing to the history of psychoanalysis and its reception in Britian - art therapy emerges as the site where these hugely influential cultural discoursers are knitted together. -- David Lomas (Art Historian)
Author Information
Susan Hogan taught twentieth-century art history and theory at the University of New South Wales and the National Art School, Sydney. She served as Vice-President of the Australian National Art Therapy Association. She is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby's School of Health and Community Studies.
