OHIO Chillicothe Reaching Out Series:Breaking Mental Stigmas & Building Support (Session 2 of 3)

Batsh!t, Psycho, Crazy: Mental Illness Through History, in Society, and at the Movies

An OHIO Chillicothe Faculty Panel Discussion  with Dr. Marguerite Hernandez, Dr. John O’Keefe, and Dr. Tony M. Vinci. Moderated by Debra Nickles

Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Student Lounge, Bennett Hall
Cost: FREE - All Campus Members Welcome

About the Panel:

Marguerite Hernandez is an Associate Professor of Instruction in Sociology at Ohio University, Chillicothe who teaching largely focuses on society's approaches to social problems.

John O'Keefe is an Associate Professor of History at Ohio University Chillicothe, and is the author of Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic (Cornell Univ Press, 2021.)

Tony M. Vinci is an Associate Professor of English at Ohio University, Chillicothe and author of numerous publications on how literature, film, and television help us manage our experiences with trauma and mental illness.

About the Moderator:

Debra Nickles, Associate Professor of Instruction in English, also teaches for the Women, Gender, and Sexual Studies department, where “sadness, madness, and badness” are often tangent topics of discussion.