The Afterlife of Images: Translating the Pathological Body between China and the West (Body, Commodity, Text)
The Afterlife of Images explores how representations of the pathological body are translated between China and the West. Bringing together the themes of body, commodity, and text, Ari Larissa Heinrich offers a focused study of images, cultural exchange, and cross-cultural interpretation.
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The Afterlife of Images examines the movement and translation of representations of the pathological body between China and the West.
Framed through the interconnected subjects of body, commodity, and text, the book explores how images acquire meaning across cultural contexts.
Ari Larissa Heinrich presents a humanities-focused study for readers interested in visual representation, cross-cultural interpretation, and the relationship between medicine and culture.
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