Art, Medicine, and Femininity : Visualising the Morphine Addict in Paris, 1870-1914 / Hannah Halliwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halliwell, Hannah, author.

Series:

Intoxicating histories ; Volume 8.

Intoxicating Histories Series ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Femmes fatales in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Québec (Province) : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Rampant morphine addiction in Third Republic France captured the imagination of artists in Paris. However, while the majority morphine users were male medical professionals, artists almost always pictured a female addict. Art, Medicine, and Femininity explores the societal impact of the feminization of addiction in this corpus of images.

Contents:

Cover

Art, Medicine, and Femininity

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Setting the Precedent

2 Identifying Morphine Users

3 Feminising the Morphinomane

4 The Doctor's Absent Presence

5 Feminists, Lesbians, and the Femme Nouvelle

6 Newspapers and Sensationalism

7 Art, Innovation, and Strategy

Connections and Conclusions

Epilogue: Narcotics and Photography, 1930s

Figures and Plates

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Halliwell, Hannah Art, Medicine, and Femininity

ISBN:

0-2280-1991-5

OCLC:

1409682540