Resources
General
| Science | Politics |
Culture | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
| Credits
General
BOOKS:
The
Anatomy of Disgust by William Ian Miller (Harvard University Press,
1998) £9.95.
Argues
that disgust serves an important role in creating and maintaining social
hierarchies and drawing boundaries that insulate the individual from outside
incursions. Explores the darker side and looks at why we may feel disgust
towards people, objects or concepts that do not warrant it.
Love is a Stranger
by Melanie Manchot (Prestel, 2002) £24.95.
Attraction and repulsion. Manchot's photographic work captures
the contradictions of intimacy. In a video work, For a Moment Between
Strangers, she goes into city streets with a hidden camera and microphone
that capture the reaction of passers-by when she asks them for a kiss.
The
Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions by Paul Ekman and Richard
J Davison (Editor) (Oxford University Press, 1994) £25.99.
A
collection of essays addressing 12 questions that are central to an understanding
of the nature of emotion.
The
Private Life of the Brain by Susan A Greenfield (Allen Lane
The Penguin Press, 2000) £10.99.
Examines
how emotions that are built on fundamental neurological processes create
our subjective picture of the world and challenges common assumptions
about the relationship between emotion and the brain.
Perfume
by Patrick Suskind (Penguin, 1989) £7.99.
A
compelling but, at times, disgusting murder mystery which takes the reader
through the gamut of emotions, ending with an obscure obsession with smell.
The
Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell (Penguin, 1989) £6.99.
A
journey north in 1936 produced Orwell's vivid and impassioned documentary
of unemployment and proletarian life, with an analysis of his own experiences
of the legendary British class system.
WEBSITES:
Human
Nature
www.human-nature.com
A
forum for anyone interested in human nature. Contains extracts from books
and reviews, articles, archive material and discussion of disciplines
and issues.
Science
BOOKS:
Alas,
Poor Darwin: Escaping Evolutionary Psychology by Hilary Rose, Steven
Rose (Jonathan Cape, 2000) £17.99.
At
a time when genes are used to explain almost every aspect of human life,
this book offers a timely attack on evolutionary psychology, arguing that
there is a political agenda at work and presenting the ideas of some of
the most eminent and outspoken critics of this fashionable ideology.
The
Analytic Freud by Michael P Levine (editor) (Routledge, 1999) £16.99.
A
critical examination of Freudian and post-Freudian theory, investigating
its impact on mind, ethics, sexuality, religion and civilisation including
the implications of the psychoanalytic accounts of emotion and human relationships.
The
Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin, Paul
Ekman (editor) (Fontana Press, 1999) £9.99.
One
of Darwin’s most readable works, alive with anecdotes, literary quotations
and his own observations of his friends and children. Ekman has added
an afterword in which he describes the 20th century debate
about whether emotional expressions are universal in human beings.
Evolution
in Mind: An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology by Henry Plotkin
(Penguin, 1998) £9.99.
From
the nature-nurture question, which has occupied philosophers and scientists
for thousands of years, to recent debates about how the mind is structured,
an evolutionist's perspective on what it is to be human and how we came
to be so.
A
Darwin Selection by Charles Darwin, Mark Ridley (editor) (HarperCollins
Publishers, 1994) £7.99.
Darwin's
revolutionary ideas about the evolution of life have been put into context
and explained by one of the leading disciples of Darwin of our own day.
WEBSITES:
Sigmund
Freud — Conflict and Culture
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/freud
The
homepage of an exhibition which examines Freud's life and his key ideas
and their effect upon the 20th century. Plus details of the exhibition’s
venues and dates.
Evolution
Website: The Darwin Debate
www.bbc.co.uk
A
BBC education site which looks at Darwin’s life and work, evolutionary
theory, ongoing debates and articles, with input from Richard Dawkins
and Steven Rose.
Food
for Thought: Paul Rozin's Research and Teaching at Penn University
www.sas.upenn.edu
What
does it mean to say something is disgusting? Why are some things disgusting
and others not? Professor Rozin attempts to answer these questions by
undertaking research on the origin, evolution and meaning of disgust.
London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: University of London
www.lshtm.ac.uk
The
London School of Hygiene contributes to the improvement of health worldwide.
This site includes the research carried out by Dr Val Curtis.
Politics
BOOKS:
The
Holocaust by Martin Gilbert (HarperCollins, 1987) £16.99.
An
extremely detailed account of the experience of the Jews in Europe during
the Second World War, drawing on archive documents and the words of ordinary
people who experienced these horrific events.
Ethnic
Hatred and Genocide in Rwanda by Igwara (London School of Economics,
1996) £9.99.
A
look at the events leading up to the Tutsi massacre in 1994, arguably
the worst genocide since the Holocaust.
Ethnic
Relations by David Levinson (ABC Clio, 1998) £12.99.
Examines
behavioural and anthropological aspects of major ethnic conflicts around
the world and looks at historical events and cultural processes in issues
of caste, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, genocide, hate crimes and refugees.
WEBSITES:
Black
Information Link
www.blink.org.uk
Website
of the 1990 Trust, a national voluntary organisation with a strategic
focus on tackling discrimination and racism.
National
Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
www.dalits.org
Campaigns
to abolish the Indian caste system which perpetuates the suppression and
exploitation of the Dalits or 'Untouchables'. Provides good background
information on the plight of these people, with articles and books.
Hate
Crimes: University of California
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu
Research
site looking at the psychological impact of hate crimes, particularly
those committed against lesbians and gay men.
HateWatch
www.hatewatch.org
US
online educational resource and organisation that aims to combat the growing
threat of online bigotry.
Nizkor
www.nizkor.com
Nizkor
is dedicated to remembering the nearly 12 million civilians and Prisoners
of War killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and to refuting and marginalising
those who say that it never happened.
Culture
BOOKS:
The
Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression by Gary Faigin (Watson
Guptill, 1990) £24.95.
A
visual index of facial expressions focusing on joy, sadness, anger, fear,
disgust and surprise. Each expression is depicted in increasing intensity
and examples are drawn from a variety of photographic art and artistic
sources.
Gilbert
& George by Achille Bonito Oliva, Angela Tecce et al (Edizioni
Charta, 1999) £16.50.
Gilbert
& George continue to disturb the public as they strip bare the most
hidden fears of society invite us to question the way we live, our convictions
and the darkest corners of our lives.
This
is Modern Art by Matthew Collings (Seven Dials, 2000) £12.99.
An
in-your-face guide which tells the story of modern art from Picasso to
Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas, written to accompany the television
series of the same name. What is modern art? Why do we like/hate it? Can
anybody do it? It answers these and many other questions.
WEBSITES:
White
Cube
www.whitecube.com
A
Project Room for contemporary art, profiling works by Sarah Lucas, Tracy
Emin, Damien Hirst, Sarah Morris and Antony Gormley among others.
Tate
Modern
www.tate.org.uk/modern
Displays
the Tate's collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present
day, including major works by Bacon, Dalí, Picasso, Matisse, Rothko
and Warhol as well as contemporary work by artists such as Rebecca Horn,
Steve McQueen and Gillian Wearing.
Hermann
Nitsch
www.nitsch.org
The
Austrian artist uses slaughtered animals in his 'actions', some of which
last days and involve many people — and have been the focus of much
controversy.
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
BOOKS:
Kissing
Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser (Bantam Books, 1999) £4.99.
A
personal account of living with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the
effects it has on friendships and family.
The
OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce M Hyman PhD, Cherry Pedrick RN (New Harbinger Publications Inc,
1999) £14.99.
An
intensive, self-directed programme that allows individuals to learn how
to block, alter, delay and postpone rituals, reduce fears and change thought
patterns.
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder: New Help for the Family by Herbert L Gravitz
(Putnam Publishing Group, 1998), £16.50.
Examines
OCD's origins and nature, treatments, how it impacts on family members
and how to break the disorder's negative effects.
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder: A Survival Guide for Family and Friends
by Ray C (Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous, 1993) £7.99.
A
self-help handbook for the families of those suffering from Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder, which outlines a twelve-step programme of help, information
on agencies which can offer support, and other relevant information.
WEBSITES:
Obsessive
Action
www.ocdaction.org.uk/
National
Organisation for people with Obsessive Compulsive disorder. Gives advice
and information.
Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org
Offers
general advice and information on all aspects of OCD and related disorders.
Provides regular newsletters, book and film reviews, a chat room and useful
links.
OCD
Resource Center
www.ocdresource.com
Created
with input from OCD patients and medical experts, provides answers to
FAQs and contains pages for children and adolescents with great graphics
and a fun page full of games.
Internet
Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.com
A
free encyclopedia of mental health information. Covers treatment and research,
provides booklets and magazine articles and an on-line diagnostic programme.
OC
& Spectrum Disorders Association
www.ocdhelp.org
Contains
on-line support group, self-testing and book ordering service plus FAQs,
newsletters and expert advice.
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder and young people
www.iop.kcl.ac.uk
Provides
advice and information on treatment, medication and therapy and offers
an OCD package on CD-ROM, specially designed for young people.
National
Anxiety Foundation
www.lexington-on-line.com/naf.html
Contains
case histories, facts about the disorder and reading lists.
Trichotillomania
Learning Center
www.trich.org
Gives
up-to-date information, support and resources for those suffering with
compulsive hair-pulling (Trichotillomania).
Produced to accompany Anatomy of Disgust, an Optomen Television
production for Channel 4, first shown in August 2000.
Credits
Writer:
Paula Hawkins
Editor: Dee Searle
Editorial Consultant: Julia Bard
Design: Sam Sullivan edition.co.uk
Find
out more.
Books, websites and addresses.
Graphic
version.
Includes layout and images.
Anatomy of Disgust
HOMEPAGE.
Top
of page.
|
