# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Royal Institute of Philosophy - Miriam Solomon - Stigma as an actant in the history of psychiatry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: **Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Talk - Lancaster**

Prof Miriam Solomon

“Stigma as an Actant in the History of Psychiatric Disorder”

Free and open to all.

Thursday 26th Feb 2026, 6-7pm

Lecture Theatre, Storey Institute, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster

 

The slogan “end the stigma” has become pervasive in mental health contexts. It makes what sounds like a straightforward suggestion: if we can counter social prejudices about mental illness then we will be able to address mental illness more effectively and humanely. It conceptualizes stigma as unjustified and undesirable social attitudes towards particular classes of persons. Removing stigma is then like cleaning the dirt off of a painting, making it possible for us to see what “really” underlies without judgment. I will argue that this metaphor is misleading, and that stigma is entangled more deeply, shaping the actual categories of persons to whom stigma has been historically directed. Furthermore, stigma is a slippery beast that is often *imperfectly *managed by efforts to remove it that implicitly result in further stigmatization of some or all mental health conditions. It is not easy, and may not even be possible, to “end the stigma.” Stigma is not added to some neutral medical categories by a prejudiced society; rather, stigma was involved in making the categories themselves. Stigma is the most important social force shaping concepts of psychiatric disorder. It is helpful to know this in current debates about particular psychiatric disorders and the meaning of psychiatric disorder.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lancaster
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Storey
- **lat**: 54.0487056552
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- **full address**: The Storey, Meeting House Lane,Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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