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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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Dijck, José van 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2011
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:In Vivo: the Cultural Mediations of Biomedical Science Ser.
Schlagworte: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 mehr... Bildgebendes Verfahren Körper Neue Medien Literatur
Umfang:1 online resource (207 pages)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Mediated bodies and the ideal of transparencyThe operation film as a mediated freak show
  • Bodyworlds: the art of plastinated cadavers
  • Fantastic voyages in the age of endoscopy
  • X-ray vision in Thomas Mann's Magic mountain
  • Ultrasound and the visible fetus
  • Digital cadavers and virtual dissection.