Sites of Autopsy in Contemporary Culture

Sites of Autopsy in Contemporary CultureExplores the role and function of the autopsy in Western culture, from Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lecture to The X Files and CSI. In this compelling interdisciplinary study, Elizabeth Klaver considers how autopsies are performed in a variety of contexts, from the "real" thing in hospitals and county morgues to various depictions in paintings, novels, plays, films, and television shows. Autopsies can serve a variety of pedagogical, legal, scientific, and

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