Aleksandra Pfau

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Researcher

Hendrix College

Also affiliated: Portland State University (2020–2021); University of Wisconsin–Madison (2020–2021); University of New Mexico (2020–2021); University of Bremen (2020–2021); University of Exeter (2020–2021); Augusta University (2020–2021); Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (2020–2021); Queens University of Charlotte (2020–2021); Bibliothèque Nationale de France (2020–2021); Conway School of Landscape Design (2016); Universidad de Londres (2020–2021)

Faculty Researcher

3 h-index 17 pubs 22 cited

Research Areas

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Aleksandra Pfau's scholarship examines historical perspectives on madness and community. Her recent publications, including "Medieval Communities and the Mad" and "Reintegrating Madness," explore how societies have understood and managed mental illness across different eras. Pfau also investigates the social construction of madness, as seen in "Madness as Communal Threat," and the ways in which individuals and groups have composed their identities in relation to these perceptions, as discussed in "Composing Communities."

Her work draws on historical and sociological frameworks to analyze the intersection of mental health, social structures, and collective identity. Pfau's research contributes to understanding the historical evolution of mental health discourse and its impact on community formation and individual experience.

Metrics

h-index: 3
Publications: 17
Citations: 22

Selected Publications

Medieval Communities and the Mad (2021)

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Medieval Communities and the Mad (2020)

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Medieval Communities and the Mad (2020)

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Jenni Kuuliala, <i>Childhood Disability and Social Integration in the Middle Ages: Constructions of Impairments in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Canonization Processes</i>. (Studies in the History of Daily Life, 800–1600, 4.) Turnhout: Brepols, 2016. Pp. xiv, 380; 5 tables. €100. ISBN: 978-2-503-55185-2. (2018)

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Irina Metzler. <i>Fools and Idiots? Intellectual Disability in the Middle Ages</i> (2016)

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