“Cleansing” anatomical collections: The politics of removing specimens from German anatomical and medical collections 1988–92
In 1989–90 an intense debate erupted in the Federal Republic of Germany over the status of anatomical specimens from the period of National Socialism. Pressure was brought on the German universities and research institutes to remove body parts. The solution was deemed rapid burial of all specimens w...
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| Vydáno v: | Annals of anatomy Ročník 194; číslo 3; s. 237 - 242 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Germany
Elsevier GmbH
01.06.2012
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| ISSN: | 0940-9602, 1618-0402, 1618-0402 |
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| Shrnutí: | In 1989–90 an intense debate erupted in the Federal Republic of Germany over the status of anatomical specimens from the period of National Socialism. Pressure was brought on the German universities and research institutes to remove body parts. The solution was deemed rapid burial of all specimens whose provenance was in doubt. A range of options was considered, and the eventual decision to bury cremated remains was deemed the best way to draw a line under an uncomfortable past of Nazi medical atrocities. The aim was to achieve closure on this issue by a rapid “cleansing” of collections. However, identification of victims was left unresolved amidst the heated debates at the time. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0940-9602 1618-0402 1618-0402 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aanat.2012.02.003 |