Face aux désastres: A four-voice conversation on madness, care and collective distress

Facing disasters: A four-voice conversation on madness, care and great collective distress - Anne-M Lovell, Stefania Pandolfo, Veena Das, Sandra Laugier - 2013

Face aux désastres: une conversation à quatre voix sur le care, la folie et les grandes détresses collectives is a collective work that offers an original and profound reflection at the crossroads of anthropology, philosophy and ethics. Moving away from a simple medical reading, this book redefines madness as a "tragedy of the ordinary", revealing our human fragility in the face of the world's upheavals. Through the lens of disaster-stricken areas - such as New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, or the urban bangs of Rabat and Delhi - the authors show how, in the midst of distress, new forms of listening and solidarity emerge. This novel approach invites us to rethink our relationship with mental suffering, not as an individual failing, but as a symptom of a world in crisis.

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