Anatomy as Spectacle: Public Exhibitions of the Body from 1700 to the Present (Liverpool Studies in Health, Disability, Culture & Society, 5)
Anatomy as Spectacle examines public exhibitions of the human body from 1700 to the present. Bringing anatomy into a historical and cultural frame, this volume considers how the body has been presented to public audiences across changing periods and within the broader fields of health, disability, culture, and society.
About This Book
Anatomy as Spectacle examines public exhibitions of the body from 1700 to the present.
The book considers anatomy as a subject of public presentation and cultural attention across more than three centuries.
Its focus connects the study of the body with historical and social perspectives.
This volume appears in the Liverpool Studies in Health, Disability, Culture & Society series.
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