Sites of Conscience

Place, Memory, and the Project of Deinstitutionalization

af Elisabeth Punzi

How activities in and around government-run care facilities can help former residents heal after their closure. Into the twenty-first century, millions of disabled people and people experiencing mental distress were segregated from the rest of society and confined to residential institutions. Deinstitutionalization--the closure of these sites and integration of former residents into the community--has become increasingly commonplace. But this project is unfinished. Elizabeth Punzi's powerful wor... (Læs mere)