Francisco Goya, The Madhouse (1812) | Photo credit: franciscogoya.com “On all sides, madness fascinates man . . . When man deploys the arbitrary nature of his madness, he confronts the dark necessity of the world” (Foucault 23). ***** During a recent lazy scroll through Buzzfeed, I clicked on an article entitled “Locked on the Psych Ward.” I’ve been interested in mental illness and its manifestations (and marginalization) for most of my life, ever since depression first coile