Virtual Anatomy: From the Body in the Text to the Body on the Screen

摘要: This paper analyzes the transformations in anatomical representation introduced by Visible Human Project, first complete virtual anatomy object. By comparing process of production book based classical with that identifies medium specificity knowledge, extent to which its powers demonstration and analysis are conditioned they take place. The argues can be productively thought as a kind writing practice, material flesh is written into different media traces. Because such traces always involves destruction body involved also interrogates biopolitical hierarchies knowledge.