Diagnosing History: Medicine in Television Period Drama

by Julie Anne Taddeo

This timely collection examines representations of medicine and medical practices in international period drama television. A preoccupation with medical plots and settings can be found across a range of important historical series, including Outlander, Poldark, The Knick, Call the Midwife, La Peste and A Place to Call Home. Such shows offer a critique of medical history while demonstrating how contemporary viewers access and understand the past. Topics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526163284
• ISBN13: 9781526163288
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"