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Which Body? (1997 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (PAL, 29 minutes), £34.99

Shows how body image plays an important part in our self-definition and the construction of our personal identity. Members of a health club and boxers at a gym talk about why they participate in fitness...

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CFP Critical Studies in Television: The Medical Issue (Summer 2016)

Date

16 Jun 2014, 10:17

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

Critical Studies in Television: The Medical Issue (Summer 2016) http://cstonline.tv/ Medical and health programmes have been a broadcasting staple since the early days of television, often providing...

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Stigmata: The Transfigured Body (1992 Video)

Director

Leslie Asako Gladsjo

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.

Explores the reasons why women choose to be pierced tattooed and scarred as a way of reclaiing their bodes for themselves and their own pleasure.

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My Nose (2007)

Director

Gayle Kirschenbaum

Subject

Psychology; Social Studies

Distribution

Hire, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 13 minutes), free for academic use

One can hardly come closer to stereotypes than talking about Jewish noses and Jewish mothers. In My Nose Gayle Kirschenbaum proves that there is still room for an original take on both subjects. Her witty...

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Complete Obsession (2000 Video)

aka: Out on a Limb

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the condition called body dysmorphia whereby a otherwise completely healthy person wants to have a limb amputated. Numbers of sufferers are growing and demanding treatment. The problem affects both...

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Birthmarkings (2012)

Subject

Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 19 minutes), $120.00

BIRTHMARKINGS is a documentary about how giving birth transforms women’s bodies. The film reframes and destabilises the observer’s reaction to the changes in a woman’s body after she has given birth...

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Understanding Eating Disorders (2013)

Subject

Health Education; Psychiatry

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £97.50

This dramatised programme explores the serious health problems that arise from eating disorders and urges students to seek help if they themselves suffer from an eating disorder or suspect that a friend is...

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Future of the Body with Performance Artist Orlan (2014)

Subject

Art; Medical sciences; Science

Video. Performance artist ORLAN is joined by scientist and innovator Rachel Armstrong at the Science Gallery, Dublin for a conversation about the future of the human body. The collision of surgery and art...

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Psychomotor Therapy of Anorexia Nervosa Patients (1989 Video)

Director

D de Clerck; H van Coppenolle; M Probst; W Vandereycken

Subject

Medical sciences; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassatte. VHS. col. 27 min.

A picture of psychomotor therapy, which focuses on the changing the patient’s body perception. A newly hospitalised patients is followed during the first week of therapy. Four psychomotor objectives can...

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Advertising, The Media and Your Health

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 18 minutes), £39.00

Examines the influence of advertising on young people’s lives, affecting their self-image and conflicting with reasonable health choices. It encourages students to become more informed media consumers and...

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