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OverviewSigns of Life explores the political implications of the representations of doctors, nurses, patients, diseases and disabilities, and considers how formal qualities of cinema - empirical observation, mise-en-scene, propaganda and education, melodrama, documentary, narrative construction - impact on our understanding of medical procedures and the public image of medicine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Graeme Harper , Andrew Moor , Kenneth C. CalmanPublisher: Wallflower Press Imprint: Wallflower Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.372kg ISBN: 9781904764168ISBN 10: 1904764169 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 14 July 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsA welcome addition to the growing body of literature in this intriguing field.--Michael Richardson -Cineaste - 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 Author InformationGraeme 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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