{"product_id":"9781350460720","title":"Medicine as Theatre, Theatre as Medicine","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePerformance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMedicine as Theatre, Theatre as Medicine\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMarlene Goldman | Amy Cook | Alice Flaherty | Lawrence Switzky | John Lutterbie | Nicola Shaughnessy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResponding to a need among health humanities scholars and clinicians to grapple with medicine's performative aspects, this open access book argues there are deep connections between theatre and medicine which can guide transformative insights in both disciplines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 narrative medicine and medical education, it is clear that patients' and doctors' performances cannot be understood in isolation, nor does interpretation happen in only one direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMultiple theatre and performance genres are discussed, including spoken drama, opera, performance art, object performance, ritual, postdramatic theatre, forum theatre, and medical performances on film. By analyzing the ensemble drama of illness, by proposing enhancements to medicine's “hidden curriculum” through roleplay, dramaturgy, and actor training in theatre and social performance theory, and by bringing patients and caregivers into the conversation, this book offers new research and real-world benefits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlene Goldman \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Flaherty \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of neurology and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Switzky \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350460720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378263228556,"sku":"9781350460720","price":157.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2ee415a9-600e-436e-a590-bace0d862b73.jpg?v=1783908281","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350460720","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}