The practice of reading or writing comes built in with a certain logic. This begins at the level of the alphabet, proceeds past meaning (which, to be useful, must be accepted by consensus) and then on to the real or imagined literary traditions within which a piece of writing is located.
Given that the disturbed psyche often demands a re-enactment of meaning, given that the different mind may imbue words with other meanings, deeper and often menacing, how then can a book get you closer to understanding yourself and the 'mentally ill' Other? What can reading do when logic may be roadkill?
In this talk, Jerry Pinto will bring his experience in writing about the personal, about gathering impersonally the personal accounts of others, and of translating a personal account of ‘mental illness’.
