Madness in Art, Literature and Society

Tuesday, October 27
Pottle Music Auditorium

Madness in Art, Literature and Society will be an all-day event that showcases the departments of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The program will include multimedia presentations, discussion panels, lectures and a musical performance aimed at raising awareness and promoting acceptance of deviancy and mental illness.

8:10 am      Lecture: “Psychopathology: A Brief Introduction”
8:30 am      Lecture: “Evolutionary Origins of Mental Disorders”
9:30 am      Multimedia Presentation: “A Precurser to Van Gogh?:
                    An Exploration of Hugo van der Goe’s Art and Mental State”
9:50 am      Multimedia Presentation: “Madness and Modern Life”
10:10 am    Multimedia Presentation: “The Vision of Artist Kenny Hill”
10:30 am    Multimedia Presentation: “The Cabin Home of S.P. Dinsmore in the Garden of Eden”
11:00 am    Lecture: “Performance and Performance Killings: School and Workplace Homicides”
11:20 am    Lecture: “Cultural Perceptions of Insanity and Suicide Bombers”
11:40 am    Lecture/Performance: “Psychoacoustics: It’s All in Your Mind”
12:30 pm    Lecture: “Romantic Madness”
2:00 pm      Panel Discussion: “Ship of Fools, Throne in Bedlam: The Role of Madness in History”
2:45 pm      Panel Discussion: “Crazy Stories: Representation of Madness and Mad Authorship in Literature and Film”
3:30 pm      Lecture: “Communication Manifestations of Mental Disorders”

This special presentation will also include a foreign film every Tuesday in October, featured elsewhere in this brochure.

Foreign Film:  Innocent Voices
(Spanish with English subtitles)

Tuesday, October 27 | 5:00 pm
Student Union Theatre

In war torn 1980s El Salvador, Chava, an eleven-year-old boy, suddenly becomes the “man of the house” in a time when the government’s army is forcibly recruiting children for civil war. As his single mother fights to protect her children, their village becomes both playground and battlefield. This is a true story of life, love, the hope of peace, and the ennobling power of the human spirit. (Rated R for disturbing violence and language. 111 minutes.)

Tickets:

Free Admission