Symposium: "Visionary Anatomies" (National Library of Medicine: Bethesda, Maryland, 12 June 2003)
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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:49:45 -0500
From: "Phillip Thurtle, H-SCI-MED-TECH" [smtedit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU]
Subject: June 12 - NLM symposium on anatomical representation and
exhibition
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Technology" [H-SCI-MED-TECH@H-NET.MSU.EDU]
From: Michael Sappol [SappolM@mail.nlm.nih.gov]
Visionary Anatomies
A symposium at the National Library of Medicine
In conjunction with Dream Anatomy, an exhibition of imaginative and
evocative representations of the anatomical body, the National Library of
Medicine is hosting Visionary Anatomies, an afternoon symposium, with a
dinner reception to follow. Anatomical showmanship goes back to anatomy's
origins as a scientific discipline: for centuries, anatomy contained a
theatrical element that was amazing, but troubling. Today, we are seeing a
revival of anatomical spectacle. The work of anatomist Gunther von Hagens,
Damien Hirst and other artists, and a host of popular films and television
shows featuring graphic images of the body and its interior, have sparked
new debates about the meaning, uses, ethics and history of anatomical
display. Visionary Anatomies will bring together anatomists, cultural
historians, physicians, museum professionals, and historians of medicine
and science to discuss historical, cultural and scientific perspectives on
the vital issues that attend the art and science of anatomy and anatomical
presentation, past and present.
TIME: Thursday, June 12, 2003, 2:00-8:00pm
PLACE: Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, National
Institutes of Health
8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38A
Bethesda, MD 20894
FEATURED PARTICIPANTS: F. Gonzalez-Crussi (Northwestern University School
of Medicine, emeritus), Kathryn Hoffmann (University of Hawaii), Susan
Lederer (Yale), Ruth Richardson (Centre for Medical Humanities, University
College London), Michael Sappol (National Library of Medicine), Nancy
Scheper-Hughes (University of California, Berkeley), Gretchen Worden
(Mütter Museum) and others.
REGISTRATION: $35 (scholarships available for a limited number of people
on a low income)
PROGRAM: Includes two panels, a curator's talk on the Dream Anatomy
exhibition, and dinner reception in the Dream Anatomy gallery space.
REGISTRATION: Go to www.nlm.nih.gov/dreamanatomy/da_events.html (available
March 17) for instructions and downloadable registration form.
By check: Make check for $35, payable to the "Friends of the National Library of Medicine," and mail to:
The Friends of the National Library of Medicine
P.O. Box 75126
Baltimore, MD 21275-5126
By credit card: Fax registration form to 202-462-9043
For more information, call 301-594-1947;
www.nlm.nih.gov/dreamanatomy/da_events.html
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