"Joe Turow's "Playing Doctor" disquiets and challenges the
reader's intellect with cogent analysis of the forces that have
shaped television's portrayal of doctors and the medical world. For
that alone, it is a fantastic read. But Dr. Turow also pleases the
mind with well written and amusing stories, interviews, and behind
the scenes anecdotes that bring to life, in an eminently readable
style, the fascinating world of TV medicine."
---David Foster, M.D., supervising producer, writer, and medical
consultant for "House"
"Joseph Turow takes us behind the scenes of such hit television
series as "ER, Grey's Anatomy," and "House" to reveal the complex
relationship viewers have with their beloved fictional caregivers.
Turow carefully probes the history of TV medical series and
presents a compelling argument for telling more truthful medical
stories in the future to reflect---and address---the precarious
state of our health-care system today."
---Neal Baer, M.D., executive producer of "Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit"
"The great contribution of Turow's book, in addition to
providing a highly readable and smart overview of medical shows
over the years, is to examine the consequences of the gap between
the reality of medical care and the often romanticized, heroic
depictions on television. This would be a very good book for
professors to use in teaching a range of courses in communications
studies, from introductory courses to more specialized classes on
health and the media."
---Susan Douglas, Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor, Arthur F.
Thurnau Professor, Communications Studies Department Chair,
University of Michigan
"Playing Doctor" is an engaging and highly perceptive history of
the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow
offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as
well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing
public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful
commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped
these perceptions.
Drawing on extensive interviews with creators, directors, and
producers, "Playing Doctor" is a classic in the field of
communications studies. This expanded edition includes a new
introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the
health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the
intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow uses
recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary
television doctor shows such as "ER, Grey's Anatomy, House," and
"Scrubs" to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence
of medical shows. "Playing Doctor" situates the television vision
of medicine as a limitless high-tech resource against the realities
underlying the health care debate, both yesterday and today.
Joseph Turow is Robert Lewis Shayon Professor at the Annenberg
School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. He was named
a Distinguished Scholar by the National Communication Association
and a Fellow of the International Communication Association in
2010. He has authored eight books, edited five, and written more
than 100 articles on mass media industries. He has also produced a
DVD titled "Prime Time Doctors: Why Should You Care?" that has been
distributed to all first-year medical students with the support of
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Praise for the first edition of "Playing Doctor: "
"With "Playing Doctor, " Joseph Turow has established himself as
one of the foremost analytic historians of the interplay between
television, its audiences, and other American institutions."
---George Comstock, S.I. Newhouse Professor at the Newhouse School
of Public Communications, Syracuse University, in "Health
Affairs"
Cover image: Eric Dane, Kate Walsh, Sara Ramirez, and crew
members on the set of "Grey's Anatomy" (c) American Broadcasting
Company, Inc.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2010 |
First published: |
August 2010 |
Authors: |
Joseph Turow
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Dimensions: |
155 x 228 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Sewn
|
Pages: |
424 |
Edition: |
Expanded ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-03427-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Television
|
LSN: |
0-472-03427-8 |
Barcode: |
9780472034277 |
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