The image of modern medicine: aesthetic belonging and the American doctor, 1880-1950

The image of modern medicine: aesthetic belonging and the American doctor, 1880-1950

Collection:
NLM Publications and Productions
Series Title(s):
James Cassedy memorial lecture
Author(s):
Warner, John Harley, 1953-
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : National Library of Medicine, 2011
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Medicine in the Arts
Book Collecting -- history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Libraries, Medical -- history
Photography -- history
Physician's Role -- history
United States
Genre(s):
Lecture
Abstract:
(Producer) Distinguished scholar John Harley Warner, Avalon Professor and Chair, History of Medicine, and Professor of History, Yale University, has long studied the cultural and social history of medicine in 19th and 20th century America. This presentation will examine clinical practice, orthodox and alternative healing, the multiple meanings of scientific medicine, and the interactions among identity, narrative, and aesthetics in the grounding of modern medicine. Dr. Jeffry Reznick, Acting Chief of the History of Medicine Division, introduces the lecture and Dr. Warner.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
090 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Provenance:
Transfer; Dr. Stephen Greenberg, Coordinator of Public Services; 20110720; Acc# 2011-14.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101566682 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
765779584
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101566682