Skin Theory : : Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory / / Cristina Mejia Visperas.
Studies the intersections of incarceration, medical science, and race in postwar AmericaIn February 1966, a local newspaper described the medical science program at Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, a “golden opportunity to conduct widespread medical tests under perfect control conditions.” Helmed by...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Introduction: Science in Captivity
- 1. The Skin Apparatus: Seeing Difference
- 2. Skin Problems: Seeing Pain
- 3. The Skin of Architecture
- 4 Bioethics and the Skin of Words
- Coda: War Wounds
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author