The year 2014 marks 200 years of organised psychiatric care in the West of Scotland and 25 years since the death of Glasgow-born psychiatrist and author Ronald David Laing (1927-1989). Special Collections have been involved with two recent events, to… Read More ›
Please note: this event has now taken place. On Wednesday 21 November, the Institute of Art History and The Hunterian, in association with the Library, are hosting a FREE screening of All Divided Selves, a film by Luke Fowler, nominated for this… Read More ›
40 years ago, on the 5 November 1972, the psychiatrist R D Laing (1927-1989) embarked on a month-long speaking tour of the USA. Special Collections is pleased to announce that the film and audio recorded during his journey is now… Read More ›
Already the subject of a nomination on this year’s Turner Prize shortlist (see earlier blog post), the work of psychiatrist and University of Glasgow graduate, R D Laing (1927-1989) is also the focus of an exhibition and publication about former residents of Kingsley Hall, a community… Read More ›
Glasgow-based artist Luke Fowler has been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize for his art film All Divided Selves (2011), the third in a trilogy of films which explore the life of R.D. Laing. Luke has previously worked with the… Read More ›
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