You might also like

Availability alert

More about Body Trauma TV: The New Hospital Dramas

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 433 loyalty points

Book synopsis

An exploration of the stylistic, aesthetic and thematic impact of hospital drama. This book argues that "new" medical dramas offer a different landscape from their predecessors, and they tend to disturb rather than reassure. The medical profession are often depicted as being forced to confront new management , ethical labyrinths, and noxious patients. The historical development of the "new" medical drama is also explored, along with the implications of, and anxieties within, the depiction of modern healthcare. Lastly the book looks at the parallels between cultural fascination with the body as either sick or perfect and the attractions of a genre that seems to revel in the juxtaposition of morbidity and glamour.

Book details

Book category Books in English The arts Film, TV & radio Television

• Full title: Body Trauma TV: The New Hospital Dramas
• Author: Jason Jacobs
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9780851708805
• ISBN: 0851708803
• ID: 04738080
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 449 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 150 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. June 2003

Trending among others

---

---

---