Cooter, Roger and Stein, Claudia (2007) Die Macht des Plakats : Visuelle Kultur in der Medizingeschichte. Medizinhistorisches Journal , Vol.42 . pp. 180-209.

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Abstract

This paper investigates why, during the 1980s and 1990s health posters moved into focus in Anglo-American intellectual culture. It argues, that this cannot be explained simply by the fact that more posters came to be produced during the “time of AIDS”. It suggests the greater importance of broader shifts in socio-political life and epistemology. Through reference to works dealing with posters, two shifts in particular are highlighted: understanding the nature of power in society with an emphasis on the human body, and the increasing visualisation of all aspects of modern life.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Public health posters -- History, Visual communication, AIDS (Disease) -- Posters, Medicine and art -- History
Journal or Publication Title:	Medizinhistorisches Journal
Publisher:	Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH
ISSN:	0025-8431
Official Date:	2007
Dates:	Date Event 2007 Published
Volume:	Vol.42
Page Range:	pp. 180-209
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published

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