Location
Sydnor Performance Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Start Date
4-17-2024 4:15 PM
End Date
4-17-2024 4:30 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract
This presentation of a Westover Honors thesis will aim to cover the incidence of the disinterment of Ella Jamerson, in the scope of a case of locality, as well as a microcosm for the evaluation of grave robbing in totality. In order to accomplish this, the history of anatomy and dissection will be covered from generalities of antiquity to present, taking special focus on the use of dissected bodies, especially those stolen, for the purposes of medical education. The goal will not be to expose, but to state injustices as they have occurred. By highlighting the Jamerson case as a hallmark for medical-use grave robbing documentation and processes, greater recognition may be brought to the other victims.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Price Blair Dr. Mary Brickhouse-Bryson Dr. Elza Tiner
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A Body Disinterred: Academic Grave Robbing and its Consequences
Sydnor Performance Hall
This presentation of a Westover Honors thesis will aim to cover the incidence of the disinterment of Ella Jamerson, in the scope of a case of locality, as well as a microcosm for the evaluation of grave robbing in totality. In order to accomplish this, the history of anatomy and dissection will be covered from generalities of antiquity to present, taking special focus on the use of dissected bodies, especially those stolen, for the purposes of medical education. The goal will not be to expose, but to state injustices as they have occurred. By highlighting the Jamerson case as a hallmark for medical-use grave robbing documentation and processes, greater recognition may be brought to the other victims.