Commemorations and memorials : exploring the human face of anatomy / editors, Goran Štrkalj, Macquarie University, Australia, Nalini Pather, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Date:
[2017]
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Description

"A major component of many modern human anatomy programs is commemorating people who have donated their body for education and research. In addition, some institutions have also organized memorial places to honor the body donors. This book is an edited volume which explores the phenomena of commemorations and memorials in anatomy. It includes both descriptive papers focusing on the content of the ceremonies and theoretical papers contextualizing and examining these within the broader ethical, scientific, medical and educational frameworks. Building up on the idea of a community of practice, the main objective of the volume is to enhance the exchange of ideas and sharing of experiences. The concepts of "commemoration" and "memorial" in anatomy programs are presented as emerging. They are seen as phenomena that will continue to evolve and ramify within different cultural and educational contexts, and this volume is expected to facilitate these processes. Indeed, meager literature on the topic indicates potentially enormous practical value in sharing and combining practices from different cultural and teaching/research traditions."--Publisher's website.

Publication/Creation

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2017]

Physical description

xii, 202 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Bioethical aspects of commemorations and memorials -- Human flourishing : implications for medicine, education, and commemoration -- The lack of memorial services in for-profit and non-profit willed body companies in the United States -- Remembering the victims of abusive practices in anatomy : the example of Nazi Germany -- Complexities and remedies of unknown-provenance osteology at the University of Queensland (UQ) -- The curriculum of compassion : connecting students with donor families -- Commemoration practices at Otago : experiences from a bicultural society / Natasha Flack, Kathryn McClea, and Helen Nicholson -- Commemorations and memorials in anatomy : tribute to the donors and the indigent givers -- Commemorations and memorials in Chinese body donation programs -- The ceremony to honor the body donor as part of an anatomy outreach program in Brazil -- Commemorations and memorials in anatomy : tribute to the donors and the indigent givers -- Anatomy : commemorations on Youtube : a review.

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  • 9789813143142
  • 9813143142