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A study of a famous documentary about a transformed psychiatric hospital in 1968 in Italy. This article looks in detail at the programme itself, the claims that have been made about it and its role in terms of history and memory.

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This is the first study of this celebrated documentary (much cited, rarely discussed). It also explores different methodologies for studying a documentary of this kind.

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This page is a summary of: Television documentary, history and memory. An analysis of Sergio Zavoli'sThe Gardens of Abel, Journal of Modern Italian Studies, October 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1354571x.2014.962258.
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