Lin Lu

Doctorante rattachée à l'Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

Thèse en préparation

Medical Knowledge, Medical Authority, and Public Interest: A Transnational Study of Itinerant Anatomy Collections in the Nineteenth Century

Thesis Supervisors: José Pardo-Tomás; Alfonso Zarzoso

This research examines popular anatomical collections that travelled across the transatlantic world in the 19th century. By analysing a series of anatomical museum catalogues and newspaper reviews of the period, the thesis aims to provide new insights into the purposes of these collections, how they varied in different national contexts, and how these contexts interacted. It seeks to demonstrate that mobile museums were important spaces in which scientists, curators, artists and model makers were publicly recognised as legitimate contributors to the production of medical knowledge. They provide a crucial perspective for better understanding the intricate interrelationships between the professional and popular spheres.

Thèmes de recherche

•  Medical history
•  Anatomy
•  Popular museums
• Bodies
• Material culture
• 19th century
• Europe
• Latin America
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Mémoire de recherche

Popular Anatomical Museums in Barcelona (1858-1888)

Dissertation Supervisor: José Pardo-Tomás

Communications orales

Seminar: Conversaciones con Irina Podgorny - Sarah Baxter, Lu Lin, Alejandra de Leiva, y Aina Trias-Verbeeck (18 Apr. 2023, Institució Milà i Fontanals de Recerca en Humanitats - Spanish National Research Council (IMF-CSIC), Barcelona)