Film

Our world is inundated by film. Our best stories are told on movie screens, on televisions, on smartphones and laptops. Film argues that on-screen storytelling is the most ubiquitous format for art to intersect with health and well-being, offering a way for us to appreciate, understand and even cele...

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Main Author Schlozman, Steven (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
SeriesArts for health
Subjects
Motion pictures > Health aspects.
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Health in motion pictures.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781838673116
9781838673093
DOI10.1108/9781838673093
Physical Description1 online resource (112 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why Film?
  • Chapter 1. Depictions of Illness in Modern Cinema and Television;
  • Chapter 2. Vignettes Describing the Therapeutic Utility of On-Screen Entertainment;
  • Chapter 3. Health Benefits of Community Engagement in Film;
  • Chapter 4. Health Benefits of Individual Engagement with Film;
  • Chapter 5. Techniques for Health Care Professionals to Utilize Film;
  • Chapter 6. Solutions to the Lack of Access to Film;
  • Chapter 7. The Potential for Cinema to Unexpectedly Reduce the Stigma of Illness;
  • Chapter 8. Future Directions and Conclusions.

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