Two Australian Fetuses: Frederic Wood Jones and the Work of an Anatomical Specimen

A close analysis of two fetal specimens is used to explore of role of material specimens in anatomical practice of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the significance of Indigenous bodies in that era's quest for an understanding of human difference, and the postcolonial legacies...

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Published in:Bulletin of the history of medicine 2015-07, Vol.89 (2), p.243-266
Main Authors: O'SULLIVAN, LISA, JONES, ROSS L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy - history
Australia
Female
Fetus - anatomy & histology
FORUM
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Male
Museums
Wood Jones Frederic
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Summary:A close analysis of two fetal specimens is used to explore of role of material specimens in anatomical practice of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the significance of Indigenous bodies in that era's quest for an understanding of human difference, and the postcolonial legacies of the global project of creating collections of human specimens.
ISSN:0007-5140
1086-3176
1086-3176
DOI:10.1353/bhm.2015.0040