This chapter moves onto the objects of study being utilized to try and grasp possible instances of madness. By resurrecting Lacan’s notion of ‘schizographie’—a half-forgotten concept from the very start of his intellectual life—I will frame many different accounts of written madness in and against psychoanalysis. I mobilize the notion of schizographie to analyze various historical examples of mad writing, some of which are well known, many others perhaps less so. Lacan’s doctoral thesis, as well as earlier publications, are referenced to illustrate the convergence of ‘psychopathology’ and artistic creativity within his foundational theoretical speculations. I then move to briefly examine the way in which such schizographic practices have been celebrated over recent decades and draw attention to some of the inherent ethical issues that surround the reception of such works. This leads directly into Mad Studies, and in particular the threads contained within this diverse body of research that point towards the ‘epistemic violence’ committed against such writing practices. Essentially, the chapter closes by highlighting the ethical and moral dilemmas that unfold when one ‘takes’ an object of madness and then ‘submits’ it to any act of interpretation.