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Author:   Vivienne Lo ,  Chris Berry (Kings College, London, UK) ,  Guo Liping (Peking University Health Science Center, China)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781138580299

ISBN 10:   1138580295
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   20 November 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Cross Cultural Histories of the Body and its Care 1. Dead or Alive: Martial Arts and The Forensic Gaze 2. How to be a Good Maoist Doctor: Wuyingdeng xia song yinzhen 无影灯下颂银针 (An Ode to the Silver Needle Under a Shadowless Lamp, 1974) 3. Self-Care, Yangsheng and Mutual Aid in Zhang Yang’s Shower (Xizao 洗澡 (1999) 4. Sentiments like Water: Unsettling Pathologies of Homosexual and Sadomasochistic Desire Part 2: Film and the Public Sphere 5.The Fever with No Name: Genre-blending Responses to the HIV-tainted Blood Scandal in 1990’s China 6. Fortune Teller: The Visible and Invisible 7. Longing for the Rain: Journeys into the Dislocated Female Body of Urban China Part 3: Improving the Education and Training of Health Professionals 8. The Gigantic Black Citadel: Design of Death and Medical Humanities Pedagogy in China 9. Blind Massage: Sense and Sensuality 10.Cinemeducation and Disability: An Undergraduate Special Study Module for Medical Students in China Part 4: Transforming Self-health Care in the Digital Age 11. Raising Awareness about Anti-microbial Resistance: a Nationwide Video and Arts Competition for Chinese University Students using Social Media 12. Queer Comrades: Digital Video Documentary and LGBTQ Health Activism in China 13.Recovering from Mental Illness and Suicidal Behaviour in a Culturally Diverse Context: The Use of Digital Storytelling in Cross-cultural Medical Humanities and Mental Health 14. Food-related Yangsheng Short Videos among the Retired Population in Shanghai

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This collection of film studies brings together the creative work of China's most talented filmmakers as they reflect on contemporary social problems, work out in narratives and images an original analysis of what's wrong with us (as individuals, as a society, and in cultural settings), and as they propose paths to redemption. Judith Farquhar, Max Palevsky Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago

Author Information

Vivienne Lo is a Senior Lecturer and the convenor of the UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity, UK. Vivienne's core research concerns the social and cultural origins of acupuncture, therapeutic exercise, and food and medicine. Chris Berry is Professor of Film Studies at King’s College London, UK. He researches Chinese-language cinemas and other Chinese-language screen-based media. Guo Liping is Professor of English and Vice Dean in the School of Health Humanities, Peking University, China. Her research interests include narrative medicine and medical humanities education.

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