In this compelling interdisciplinary study, Elizabeth Klaver considers how autopsies are performed in a variety of contexts, from the "real" thing in hospitals
Explores the role and function of the autopsy in Western culture, from Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lecture to The X-Files and CSI.
Moving from the actual autopsy itself to its broader symbolic ramifications, Klaver addresses questions as disparate as the social constructedness of the body,
Engages critically with historical and contemporary representations of the medicalized human body.
This book identifies, traces, and interrogates contemporary American culture's fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres,
