Dissection Photography : Cadavers, Abjection, and the Formation of Identity Hardback
by Brandon (Exhibit Developer, Designer, Curator and Consultant) Zimmerman
Part of the Death and Culture series
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Contemporary audiences are often shocked to learn that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, medical students around the world posed for photographic portraits with their cadavers; a genre known as dissection photography.
Featuring previously unseen images, stories, and anecdotes, this book explores the visual culture of death within the gross anatomy lab through the tradition of dissection photography, examining its historical aspects from both photographic and medical perspectives.
The author pays particular attention to the use of dissection photographs as an expression of student identity, and as an evolving transgressive ritual intricately connected to, and eventually superseding, the act of dissection itself.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:278 pages, 25 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Bristol University Press
- Publication Date:27/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781529222180
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:278 pages, 25 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Bristol University Press
- Publication Date:27/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781529222180