Essays about: "The Snake Pit"

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  1. 1. Presenting The Ward : A Study of the "Educational" and Three National Institute of Mental Health-Approved Films (U.S. 1950s)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Marcus Neuman; [2022]
    Keywords : Educational films; Psych Ward; Mental illness; Patients; Stigma; Deinstitutionalization; Post-War Film; The Snake Pit; Man to Man; Mental Hospital; Back Into The Sun.;

    Abstract : The subject of mental illness and the various disorders associated with it, is frequently sensationalized and capitalized upon in visual art forms. In cinema, many narratives have addressed or challenged public conceptions of mental illnesses, raising concerns about socially relatable consequences such as stigma. READ MORE