| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages). |
| Series |
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
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Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Chinese Film and the Medical Humanities is the first book to reflect on the power of film in representing medical and health discourse in China in both the past and the present, as well as in shaping its future. Drawing on both feature and documentary films from mainland China, the chapters each engage with the field of medicine through the visual arts. They cover themes such as the history of doctors and their concepts of disease and therapies, understanding the patient experience of illness and death, and establishing empathy and compassion in medical practice, as well as the HIV/AIDs epidemic during the 1980s and 90s and changing attitudes towards disability. Inherently interdisciplinary in nature, the contributors therefore provide different perspectives from the fields of history, psychiatry, film studies, anthropology, linguistics, public health and occupational therapy, as they relate to China and people who identify as Chinese. Their combined approaches are united by a passion for improving the cross-cultural understanding of the body and ultimately healthcare itself. A key resource for educators in the Medical Humanities, this book will be useful to students and scholars of Chinese Studies and Film Studies as well as global health, medical anthropology and medical history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Vivienne Lo is a Senior Lecturer and the convenor of the UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity, UK. Vivienne's core research concerns the social and cultural origins of acupuncture, therapeutic exercise, and food and medicine. Chris Berry is Professor of Film Studies at King's College London, UK. He researches Chinese-language cinemas and other Chinese-language screen-based media. Guo Liping is Professor of English and Vice Dean in the School of Health Humanities, Peking University, China. Her research interests include narrative medicine and medical humanities education. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 02, 2020). |
| Subject |
Medicine in motion pictures.
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Public health in motion pictures.
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Public health -- China.
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MEDICAL / General.
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MEDICAL / History.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General.
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Medicine in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01201964
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Public health. (OCoLC)fst01082238
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Public health in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01082357
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| Added Author |
Lo, Vivienne, editor.
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Berry, Chris, 1959 April 28- editor.
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Guo, Liping, 1969- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Film and the Chinese medical humanities Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9781138580299 (DLC) 2019028228 |
| ISBN |
9780429017391 electronic book |
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0429017391 electronic book |
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9780429507465 electronic book |
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0429507461 electronic book |
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9780429017407 electronic book |
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0429017405 electronic book |
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9780429017384 electronic book |
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0429017383 electronic book |
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9781138580299 hardcover |
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