A History of the Medical Book

By The Huntington

This conference brings together a range of perspectives on medical texts that emphasize their lives as books, bringing together the disciplines of the history of medicine and of book history. Speakers... more

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

A History of the Medical Book episodes:

September 23, 2019 The Importance of Translation in English Medical Publishing in the 17th Century
Harold Cook, John F. Nickoll Professor of History at Brown University, presents on translation and movement of knowledge in English medical publishing in the 1600s.
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46min
September 23, 2019 Gabriele Zerbis "De Generatione Embionis"
Kathleen Crowther, associate professor of the history of science at the University of Oklahoma, presents on Gabriele Zerbis' anatomy book "De Generatione Embionis."
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51min
September 23, 2019 Mimeographed Medicine: Alternative Birth Newsletters in the 1970s
Wendy Kline, Dema G. Seelye Chair of the History of Medicine at Purdue University, presents on the connections between the medical books and resources of the 1970s and childbirth.
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48min
November 17, 2018 The Medical Reference Book: From Physician Mainstay to Consumer Bible
Nancy Tomes, Distinguished Professor of History at Stony Brook University, presents on consumer readings of medical books.
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44min
November 17, 2018 The Changing Language of Plague Treatises
Lori Jones, professor of history at the University of Ottawa, presents on the evolution of language of plague treatises.
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40min
November 17, 2018 Under the Bed and in the Factory Canteen: 20th-Century Readers of Aristotle's Masterpiece
Mary Fissell, professor in the Department of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, presents on the history of Aristotle's "Masterpiece."
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40min
November 17, 2018 Speaking Cures
Jennifer Richards, Director of the Humanities Research Institute at Newcastle University, presents on the connections between medical books and speech and vernacular.
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43min
November 17, 2018 Written in Red: Red Ink, Print Culture, and Therapeutic Mantras
Projit Mukharji, assistant professor of history and sociology of science at University of Pennsylvania, presents on the study of indigenous medical practices in South Asia.
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33min
November 17, 2018 Boxes of Traits and Volumes of Knowledge: Phrenology Books as Medical Technologies
Carla Bittel, associate professor of history at Loyola Marymount University, presents on the politics of gender and phrenology.
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35min
November 17, 2018 Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical - A Textbook for All Classrooms?
Carin Berkowitz, director of the Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, discusses the history of "Grey's Anatomy" medical book, presented by Steve Hindle.
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47min

FAQs about A History of the Medical Book:

How many episodes does A History of the Medical Book have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.