Catherine Myser
Biographic Data
| ID | 5003219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Myser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Myser |
| SIGNATURE | MYSER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bioethics International |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Commentary
"Fixing" Katie and Eilish
Myser and Clark analyze the cultural representations of conjoined twins (so-called Siamese twins) in medical documentaries. They argue that medical documentaries seem to perform a descriptive function for lay audiences, but also function as a prescriptive force that reproduces the cultural assumption that there must be singular self correlated to a single body. Their primary analytical focus is three documentaries about the Irish conjoined twins …
"Fixing" Katie and Eilish
Myser and Clark analyze the cultural representations of conjoined twins (so-called Siamese twins) in medical documentaries. They argue that medical documentaries seem to perform a descriptive function for lay audiences, but also function as a prescriptive force that reproduces the cultural assumption that there must be singular self correlated to a single body. Their primary analytical focus is three documentaries about the Irish conjoined twins …
Commentary
Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (1 work) · Bioethics (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Conjoined twins (1 work) · Global Security and Public Health (1 work) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Library science (1 work)