Theatre of Hysteria is a body of work that seeks to explore the medical mistreatment and manipulation of the female psyche under 19th century psychiatry.

Studying the diagnosis of hysteria and its relation to societal oppression and gender hierarchy.

The work draws upon connections between neurologist Jean Martin-Charcot's transformation of patient into performer (1862-93), particularly in the case of Augustine, with notions of the circus.

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