471E4--Week 7 Questions/Comments--Thursday

Thursday
Write a book review of Yanni’s The Architecture of Madness Post the completed assignment on your UMW blog.''' Answer the following questions while you complete this assignment. (Two paragraph minimum)


 * 1. What was the thesis/argument made by Yanni?
 * 2. How does she handle the progression of asylum architecture? Is she effective in comparing the institutions with prisons, colleges, and medical hospitals?
 * 3. What is a quote that really stood out to you and why? Did her use of pictures add anything to the text?
 * 4. Comment on the sources. Did Yanni provide sufficient evidence to support her argument? How did the appendices help your understanding of the material?
 * 5. Many of her secondary sources are books we have read, comment on at least two of them. Given what we have discussed in class, how does this fit into the historiography of mental institutions?
 * 6. Overall, what did you think of the book? Would you recommend it? Please provide constructive criticism.