Transparent Body : A Cultural Analysis of Medical Imaging

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Mediated Bodies and the Ideal of Transparency -- 2. The Operation Film s a Mediated Freak Show -- 3. Bodyworlds: The Art of Plastinated Cadavers -- 4. Fantastic Voyages in the Age of Endoscopy -- 5. X-Ray Vision in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mo...

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Auteur principal: Dijck, José van 1960- (Auteur)
Format: Ebook
Langue:English
Publié: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2011
Titres liés à la collection:In Vivo: the Cultural Mediations of Biomedical Science Ser.
Sujets:Diagnostic imaging Medicine and the humanities Human Body Diagnostic Imaging Mass Media Electronic books ; local Diagnostic imaging ; History Diagnostic imaging ; Social aspects Electronic books Medizin plus... Bildgebendes Verfahren Körper Neue Medien Literatur
Description matérielle:1 online resource (207 pages)
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Résumé:Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Mediated Bodies and the Ideal of Transparency -- 2. The Operation Film s a Mediated Freak Show -- 3. Bodyworlds: The Art of Plastinated Cadavers -- 4. Fantastic Voyages in the Age of Endoscopy -- 5. X-Ray Vision in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain -- 6. Ultrasound and the Visible Fetus -- 7. Digital Cadavers and Virtual Dissection -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index
Description matérielle:1 online resource (207 pages)
ISBN:9780295990354
029599035X
9780295984902
0295984902