Healing Frames. Health Histories beyond ‘West’ and ‘East’ through the Lens of Cinema
Healing Frames. Health Histories beyond ‘West’ and ‘East’ through the Lens of Cinema

Summary/Abstract: The text is a review of "A Critical History of Health Film in Central Eastern Europe and Beyond" by Victoria Shmidt and Karl Kaser ‒ a significant scholarly work that offers an in-depth examination of health films and their role in shaping public health perceptions and policies in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on extensive archival material, this interdisciplinary book bridges the fields of film history, media studies, social history, public health history and Central Eastern European studies, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of how visual media was used to promote health issues. The book covers a broad temporal scope, encompassing case studies from the interwar period, World War II, the socialist era, and the post-socialist transformation.

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