Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Pandemics, and Hollywood—Hope and Fear Across a Century of Cinema
Walter Dehority
Abstract
This Arts and Medicine feature tallies the appearance of infectious disease outbreaks in cinema since 1914, and identifies common themes, such as stigmatization and physician heroism, that characterize the films.
Topics & Concepts
HollywoodMovie theaterOutbreakMedicinePandemicInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseThe artsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyArt historyVisual artsPathologyHistoryArtFilm in Education and TherapyEmpathy and Medical EducationMedia Influence and Health