Le Temps des médias 2014/2 No 23
Journal article

Caricatures of doctors and patients (1830-1944)

Pages 41 to 45

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  • DUCCINI, Hélène
  • and DUETTO, Article,
2014. Caricatures of doctors and patients (1830-1944) Le Temps des médias, 2014/2 No 23, p.41-45. DOI : 10.3917/tdm.023.0041. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-le-temps-des-medias-2014-2-page-41?lang=en.
  • Duccini, Hélène.
  • et al.
« Caricatures of doctors and patients (1830-1944) ». Le Temps des médias, 2014/2 No 23, 2014. p.41-45. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-le-temps-des-medias-2014-2-page-41?lang=en.
  • Duccini, H.
  • and Duetto, A.
(2014). Caricatures of Doctors and Patients (1830-1944) Le Temps des médias, No 23(2), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.3917/tdm.023.0041.

https://doi.org/10.3917/tdm.023.0041

Abstract
Authors

Cite this article

  • Duccini, H.
  • and Duetto, A.
(2014). Caricatures of Doctors and Patients (1830-1944) Le Temps des médias, No 23(2), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.3917/tdm.023.0041.
  • Duccini, Hélène.
  • et al.
« Caricatures of doctors and patients (1830-1944) ». Le Temps des médias, 2014/2 No 23, 2014. p.41-45. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-le-temps-des-medias-2014-2-page-41?lang=en.
  • DUCCINI, Hélène
  • and DUETTO, Article,
2014. Caricatures of doctors and patients (1830-1944) Le Temps des médias, 2014/2 No 23, p.41-45. DOI : 10.3917/tdm.023.0041. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-le-temps-des-medias-2014-2-page-41?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/tdm.023.0041

French
English

How did caricaturists appropriate the representation of doctors and patients between 1830 and 1944? Their representations follow the contemporary transformations of medicine, from art to science. This study leads to several conclusions. The figure of the sick was very present in caricatures, where broad stereotypes were the norm— mockery of those who were dying to be sick featured throughout the period. For physicians, satire draw equally as much on stereotypes and was much crueler. Caricaturists gladly targeted doctors, the unchallenged authority of professors of medicine, and the inefficacy of their care and cures.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/tdm.023.0041

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