GIBBESON, Carolyn (2021). ‘Not just a building, a community.’ Staff reflections on former historic asylum sites. Oral History, 49 (1).
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Abstract
This article draws on interviews with former staff members from three historic asylum sites in the north of England. It examines the attachments staff felt towards these sites, which have often been considered tainted or stigmatised. These insider narratives provide a contrast to the often-negative outsider views of asylums. Former staff experiences of space can also be characterised in terms of inside and outside; although they lived regimented lives, they were free to come and go around their workplace, unlike patients. Their memories reveal them having inhabited an in-between world, where the isolation of these institutions separated them from the outside community, of which they were also a part. This article builds on limited existing work about staff experiences and their narratives, further highlighting the wide-ranging and often contested meanings of these historic buildings and sites.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | 'Spring 2021' This paper was checked for publication on a weekly basis. It was found live on the 17th May 2021 so this date has been used as online date of publication. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2103 Historical Studies |
SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic Elements |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Elements |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2020 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2022 01:18 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26707 |
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