Body Trauma TV. The New Hospital Dramas

This book explores the stylistic, aesthetic and thematic impact of one of the most popular and successful genres of the past decade. It traces the historical development of the new medical dramas and explores the implications of, and anxieties within, their depiction of modern healthcare. Finally, the autor argues that there are parallels between the cultural fascination with the body as either sick or perfected and the attractions of a genre that seems to revel in the juxtaposition of morbidity and glamour.