Martin F. Norden
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Health Humanities Reader
Rutgers University Press
In this definitive new collection, fifty-four leading scholars come together to survey the vital work being done in the health humanities. Reflecting the extraordinary diversity of this burgeoning field, it brings together nurses and philosophers, scientists and historians, to discuss everything from mental illness to doctor-patient relationships. Including forty six original essays organized around twelve topics, Health Humanities Reader is written in an accessible style that presents serious issues with warmth and humor.
- Copyright year: 2014
The Cinema of Isolation
A History of Physical Disability in the Movies
Rutgers University Press
Filmmakers have often encouraged us to regard people with physical disabilities in terms of pity, awe, humor, or fear as "Others" who somehow deserve to be isolated from the rest of society. In this first history of the portrayal of physical disability in the movies, Martin Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood movies (and notable international ones), finds their place within mainstream society, and uncovers the movie industry's practices for maintaining the status quo--keeping people with disabilities dependent and "in their place."
- Copyright year: 1994
From Hanoi to Hollywood
The Vietnam War in American Film
Edited by Linda Dittmar and Gene Michaud
Rutgers University Press
The essays in this volume deal with representations of the Vietnam war in documentary film and television reporting, examining the ways the power of film is used to deliver political messages. There are surprises here, new readings, and important insights on the ways we as a society have attempted to come to terms with the experiences of the Vietnam era. The book also contains two appendixes-a detailed chronology charting the relationship between major historical events and the release of American war films from 1954 through 1988, and a filmography listing information on over four hundred American and foreign films about the Vietnam War.
- Copyright year: 1990
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