ESHS/HSS Annual Meeting

Contested Anatomy

Session Submission Type: Organized Session

English Abstract

This session will explore the contested history surrounding the 1832 Anatomy Act, including the Anatomy murders and the events that led up to and influenced the Act passing. It will also examine the long reaching impact of the legislation on anatomical dissection and the tensions between a thirst for anatomical knowledge and the people from whom that knowledge was derived.

Sub Unit

• Organized Session

Chair

• Samual J.M.M. Alberti, National Museums Scotland

Individual Presentations

• Burke and Hare – the legacy lives on - Janet Philp, University of Edinburgh

• The Other Anatomy Murders - Tacye Phillipson, National Museums Scotland

• Dissecting the 1832 Anatomy Act - Cat Irving, Surgeons Hall

• Where will the bodies come from? - Sophie Goggins, National Museums Scotland

Session Organizer

• Sophie Goggins, National Museums Scotland