John Quin is a retired Consultant Physician specialising in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. His first book, Dr. Quin, Medicine Man, received a four-star review in The Times. He has been writing on art, literature and music for more than twenty years for publications including ArtReview, frieze, The Quietus, Tagesspiegel, The Wire, The National, The Irish Times, The Guardian, the BMJ and The Lancet.

• Introduction and a brief history – Why video? Why Video Art? Chapter 1. Birth and Death: Viola, Boltanski, McQueen, Atkins/Brakhage, Potter Chapter 2. Communication skills: Sala, Wearing, Borland Chapter 3. Trauma and the body’s vulnerability: Graham, Ader, Burden, Acconci, Horn, Wallinheimo-Heimonen, Breitz, Kozyra, Bałka Chapter 4. Neurology and Psychiatry: Nauman, Borland, Donachie, Gordon, Van Lieshout, Huyghe, Fowler Chapter 5. Abjection/Gastroenterology: McCarthy, Delvoye, Hatoum, Creed, The Viennese Actionists Chapter 6. Identity: Barney, Dijkstra, Trecartin, Piper, Jafa, Wai Kin, Wearing Chapter 7. Women: Rist, Ono, Mendieta, Emin Chapter 8. New technologies/new visions: Atkins, Marclay, Wolfson, Yang, Bennani, Goldin Chapter 9. Conclusions

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John Quin is a retired Consultant Physician specialising in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. His first book, Dr. Quin, Medicine Man, received a four-star review in The Times. He has been writing on art, literature and music for more than twenty years for publications including ArtReview, frieze, The Quietus, Tagesspiegel, The Wire, The National, The Irish Times, The Guardian, the BMJ and The Lancet.

• Introduction and a brief history – Why video? Why Video Art? Chapter 1. Birth and Death: Viola, Boltanski, McQueen, Atkins/Brakhage, Potter Chapter 2. Communication skills: Sala, Wearing, Borland Chapter 3. Trauma and the body’s vulnerability: Graham, Ader, Burden, Acconci, Horn, Wallinheimo-Heimonen, Breitz, Kozyra, Bałka Chapter 4. Neurology and Psychiatry: Nauman, Borland, Donachie, Gordon, Van Lieshout, Huyghe, Fowler Chapter 5. Abjection/Gastroenterology: McCarthy, Delvoye, Hatoum, Creed, The Viennese Actionists Chapter 6. Identity: Barney, Dijkstra, Trecartin, Piper, Jafa, Wai Kin, Wearing Chapter 7. Women: Rist, Ono, Mendieta, Emin Chapter 8. New technologies/new visions: Atkins, Marclay, Wolfson, Yang, Bennani, Goldin Chapter 9. Conclusions

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John Quin is a retired Consultant Physician specialising in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. His first book, Dr. Quin, Medicine Man, received a four-star review in The Times. He has been writing on art, literature and music for more than twenty years for publications including ArtReview, frieze, The Quietus, Tagesspiegel, The Wire, The National, The Irish Times, The Guardian, the BMJ and The Lancet.

• Introduction and a brief history – Why video? Why Video Art? Chapter 1. Birth and Death: Viola, Boltanski, McQueen, Atkins/Brakhage, Potter Chapter 2. Communication skills: Sala, Wearing, Borland Chapter 3. Trauma and the body’s vulnerability: Graham, Ader, Burden, Acconci, Horn, Wallinheimo-Heimonen, Breitz, Kozyra, Bałka Chapter 4. Neurology and Psychiatry: Nauman, Borland, Donachie, Gordon, Van Lieshout, Huyghe, Fowler Chapter 5. Abjection/Gastroenterology: McCarthy, Delvoye, Hatoum, Creed, The Viennese Actionists Chapter 6. Identity: Barney, Dijkstra, Trecartin, Piper, Jafa, Wai Kin, Wearing Chapter 7. Women: Rist, Ono, Mendieta, Emin Chapter 8. New technologies/new visions: Atkins, Marclay, Wolfson, Yang, Bennani, Goldin Chapter 9. Conclusions

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