Medicine as Theatre, Theatre as Medicine by Marlene Goldman, ... - 9781350460720

Medicine as Theatre, Theatre as MedicineAuthor(s): Marlene Goldman, Alice Flaherty, Lawrence Switzky, John Lutterbie, Nicola Shaughnessy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Methuen Drama\nISBN-13: 9781350460720, 978-1350460720\nSynopsis\nResponding to a need among health humanities scholars and clinicians to grapple with medicines performative aspects, this open access book argues there are deep connections between theatre and medicine which can guide transformative insights in both disciplines.\n\nThis book contends that understanding the performative aspects of caregivers and patients roles can tangibly improve medical outcomes. It features chapters and interviews from a wide range of scholars in the medical, health humanities, theatre, performance, and disability studies, as well as key stakeholders such as doctors, medical educators, disability activists, home caregivers and patients. Moving beyond existing applications of the arts in]