Category: Research

Beyond Silenced Voices: Gender, Power, and Psychiatric Care in Mandatory Palestine

Marco Di Giulio on

In 1955, Israel’s parliament sought to reform the state’s outdated mental health legislation, a legacy of British colonial rule. Lawmaker Binyamin Avniel championed stronger powers for district psychiatrists, arguing that this measure was necessary to protect individuals with psychiatric disabilities from unscrupulous psychiatrists or manipulative family members (Knesset Proceedings, 1580). The specter of past abuses… Continue Reading Beyond Silenced Voices: Gender, Power, and Psychiatric Care in Mandatory Palestine

A “Eugeric” Institution? New Frameworks in the History of Aging and Disability

Caroline Lieffers on

Disability history often neglects one of the largest demographics of disabled people: the elderly. According to the United Nations, over 46 per cent of people aged 60 and over have disabilities, and the numbers were likely not much different historically (United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs, n.d.). Yet the experiences of these elderly… Continue Reading A “Eugeric” Institution? New Frameworks in the History of Aging and Disability