Cure & contempt: the exhaustion of benevolence

Cure & contempt: the exhaustion of benevolence

Alternate Title(s):
Cure and contempt
Series Title(s):
History of Medicine seminar
Contributor(s):
Block, Laurie.
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publication:
[Bethesda, Md. : National Library of Medicine], 2006
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Children with Disabilities -- history
Attitude
Fund Raising
Social Perception
United States
Genre(s):
Lecture
Abstract:
(Producer) This talk closely looks at and listens to a suite of visual and audio artifacts associated with disabled children. It then considers their role in shaping and reflecting attitudes toward the disabled, and thus shifts in the relationship between able and disabled. Among these will be Protestant tract illustrations, postcards found at the local pharmacy, studio family photographs, and imagery created for philanthropic fund raising by the Community Chest. Included are the Shriner's convention speech, some March of Dimes radio public service annoucements, and an Ohio Bell 1950s Easter seals homage. The speaker shows how these are certainly not the typical Tiny Tim Christmas treat, but instead how these images convey a sense of both blessing and curse.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
086 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Credits:
Introduction by Dr. Elizabeth Fee ; presenter, Laurie Block.
Provenance:
Received: Dec. 15, 2006; transfer; from Stephen Greenberg, reference librarian, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101298903 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
85817834
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101298903