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Skin theory : visual culture and the postwar prison laboratory /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mejia Visperas, Cristina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Holmesburg Prison.
Human experimentation in medicine > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Prisoners > Health and hygiene > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Dermatology > Research > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Racism in criminal justice administration > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism in medicine > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Science in Captivity
  • The Skin Apparatus: Seeing Difference
  • Skin Problems: Seeing Pain
  • The Skin of Architecture
  • Bioethics and the Skin of Words
  • Coda: War Wounds.