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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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Series: | Genders and Sexualities in History,
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Table of Contents:
- 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.