Signs of Life

Cinema and Medicine

Ajouter à ma liste

Sous la direction de Graeme Harper et Andrew Moor

Type

Studies

Sujet

Sociology

Mots Clés

medecine

Année d'édition

2005

Editeur

Wallflower Press

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Hardcover • 224 pages
6 x 9 ½ inches (15.5 x 24 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

1-904764-17-7
978-1-904764-17-5

Appréciation

(0 vote)

X

Moyenne des votes :

0	vote	= On peut s'en passer
0	vote	= Bon livre
0	vote	= Excellent livre
0	vote	= Unique / une référence

Votre vote : -

Description de l'ouvrage:
"Signs of Life" explores the representation of doctors, nurses, patients, diseases and disabilities and their political implications. By considering how formal qualities of cinema - empirical observation, mise-en-scA]ne, propaganda and education, melodrama, documentary, narrative construction - impact our understanding of medical procedures and the public image of medicine. Films discussed include "Apocalypse Now, M.A.S.H., Schindler's List, The Fly, Philadelphia, Face/Off, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Thelma and Louise" and "The Tin Drum,

À propos des auteurs :
Graeme Harper is co-editor of Unruly Pleasures: The Cult Film and its Critics. Andrew Moor is lecturer in film studies at Bangor University and the author of Magic Spaces: The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger.

Revue de Presse:
Signs of Life is a useful introduction to the study of medical cinema...The politics of public health, genetic engineering and the medical profession come in for close attention in almost every essay here, and that is surely the highlight of an engaging volume. Parmod K. Nayar, Scope

A welcome addition to the growing body of literature in this intriguing field. Michael Richardson, Cineaste

Voir le site internet de l'éditeur Wallflower Press