The Knick and Die Charité: Historical Hospital Series and the History of Medicine

Historical hospital series, for better or for worse, follow the rules of their genre, but, if they are well done, we can use their specific strengths for teaching the history of medicine. We can take advantage of the visual character of the genre and its emotional directness. The most valuable of th...

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Published in:Medical history 2018-04, Vol.62 (2), p.266-268
Main Author: Schlich, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behring, Emil Adolf von (1854-1917)
General Surgery - history
Genre
History of Medicine
History of medicine and histology
History, 20th Century
Hospitals
Humans
Media Review
Medicine
Motion Pictures - history
New York City
Surgeons
Surgery
Television programs
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Summary:Historical hospital series, for better or for worse, follow the rules of their genre, but, if they are well done, we can use their specific strengths for teaching the history of medicine. We can take advantage of the visual character of the genre and its emotional directness. The most valuable of these strengths, however, is the medium's ability to draw in new audiences that would have never been interested in the history of medicine without it.
ISSN:0025-7273
2048-8343
DOI:10.1017/mdh.2018.19