Amanda McDowell, Friday 11th January 2013:
“When an unspeakable or uncertain history, both personal and collective, takes the form of a ghost it searches for bodies through which to speak” (Grace Cho, 2008: 25)
“When an unspeakable or uncertain history, both personal and collective, takes the form of a ghost it searches for bodies through which to speak” (Grace Cho, 2008: 25)
My
work explores the relationship between transgenerational haunting and
women's experience of the psychiatric institution, taking inspiration
from Grace Cho's book 'Haunting the Korean Diaspora'.
My
presentation starts with a clip from a documentary made with my mum
in 2009 about her experiences of psychiatric treatment. This is
followed by a few short clips of material shot in places which have
significance in my own 'mad' narratives. Using Cho as a
methodological guide, I am moving away from linear narrative and
bringing personal and institutional archive together, searching for
ways to express the affective relations between generations of women
treated within the institution of Psychiatry.
Suggested
reading:
Cho, G. &
Hosu, K (2005) Dreaming in Tongues Qualitative
Inquiry, Vol. 11 No. 3 pp. 445-457
** The next meeting will be on the 8th of February and Sabine El Chamaa will be presenting her work.
