The Indispensability of Critique: Reflections on Bearing Witness to Mental Health Discourse

Reflecting on two mental health examples from our practice, we demonstrate how in the instances that critique is absent, the results can be catastrophic. Drawing on Foucauldian theory, we propose the idea of critique, known as the vigilant tempering of governance (or the ‘conduct of conduct’). We a...

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Main Authors: Simon Adam, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Linda Juergensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2019-06-01
Series:Witness
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Online Access:https://witness.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/18