Anatomy Museum
Death and the Body Displayed
by Elizabeth Hallam

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Author(s)

Elizabeth Hallam

Publication

London : Reaktion Books, 2016

Scope

444 Pages, illustrated, 24 cm.

ISBN

9781861893758

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Elizabeth Hallam’s book investigates the social relationships and cultural practices that render deceased bodies visible and tangible in spaces of anatomical exploration and beyond. Anatomy museums contain some of the most compelling and challenging displays of the human body, and they have been used for professional training in which bodies after death are treated as vital sources of knowledge about the living. A surprisingly varied and ever-changing material and visual culture of human anatomy emerges through their history, shaped by multiple factors, including colonialism and war, as well as shifts in medical institutions, technologies and media.

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Keywords

archives

Location

Cabinet 11 - 4: Archieven ; Re-enactment ; Geschiedenis

Extra themes

Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment ;

Remarks

Incl. bibliographical references and Index.