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Body on Display, from Renaissance to Enlightenment
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Venue Name: St Chad's College, Durham University
Country: United Kingdom
City: Durham
Number of Attendees: 1-100
Webinar or Virtual Event: No
Start Date of Conference:: 07-06-2010
End Date of Conference: 07-07-2010
Description of Conference: A two day early-career symposium exploring the notion and reality of the human body on and as display, between c.1400 and c.1800.
Keynote speaker Dr. Peter Mitchell (University of Wales).
Panels include:
-Corpses
-Masculine bodies and bodily masculinities
-Deviant bodies
-Medical illustration
-Public bodies
-Dress and bodily adornment
-Skin and the outer body
To be accompanied by a public paper delivered by Dr. Peter Mitchell and a display of rare printed books.
A provisional programme, full event details and registration forms can be found at www.bodyondisplay.org.uk
This event is supported by the Society for the Social History of Medicine, the Royal Historical Society, Durham University Graduate School, and the Centre for Seventeenth-Century Studies at Durham University.
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Body on Display, from Renaissance to Enlightenment
