20–23 January, 2010
Mutter Museum, 19 South 22nd Street, and other venues

Medicine in Film: A Symposium

Medical films were among the first moving pictures, and the field of medicine continues to pioneer breakthroughs in film technology. This symposium explores the history of medicine in film: from early documentaries of surgical procedures to training shorts, hygiene tutorials, and contemporary digital imaging. The conference concludes with an evening of screenings in the historic surgical amphitheater of Pennsylvania Hospital.

To register, and for more information: medicalfilmsymposium.com

Curated by Community Screen. Cosponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Mutter Museum, International House, Moore College of Art & Design, Penn English Cinema Studies Program, Penn History & Sociology of Science Department, and Penn Humanities Forum.