SSoM Roundtable: Uncomfortable Remains

Uncomfortable Remains: A roundtable on discomfort in the medical museum

Medical museums provoke strong emotional responses—responses that sharpen in the presence of human remains, now widely characterized as uncomfortable or as difficult collections. Collections of uncomfortable remains compel medical museums to reflect critically on their pasts and to confront the difficult choices woven into practices of care, interpretation, and display.

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