Aradale

The Making of a Haunted Asylum

David Waldron, Sharn Waldron, Nathaniel Buchanan

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Australian Scholarly Publishing
16 July 2020

History; Australasian & Pacific history

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First built in 1867, the remarkable Gothic structure of the former Ararat Lunatic Asylum, colloquially known as Aradale, has overlooked the regional town of Ararat for over 150 years. Throughout its history it has seen remarkable transformations in the history of Australian psychiatry and western society's treatment of the mentally ill, and it has participated in some of their darkest scandals. Today in popular press, the labyrinthine complex is commonly acclaimed as 'Australia's most haunted building' and is home to a flourishing dark tourism industry boasting tens of thousands of visitors a year. This book explores the history of the former asylum, and examines what is it that makes a place 'haunted' in the popular imagination, and what it is about hauntings that so invariably connects them with problematic histories.

By: David Waldron, Sharn Waldron, Nathaniel Buchanan
Imprint: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9781925984910
ISBN 10: 1925984915
Publication Date: 16 July 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active