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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 20 b/w illustrations
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