The Indiana University Center for Bioethics invited Claudia Krebs, MD, PhD, of the University of British Columbia to present for the annual Dr. William S. Silvers, Holocaust, Genocide, and Contemporary Bioethics Lectureship. Dr. Krebs presented, “Bodies in Sight: Anatomy Atlases, Historical Violence, and Contemporary Bioethics,” in which she explored how anatomy atlases have rendered certain bodies visible, usable, and disposable. By describing how the Pernkopf and Spanner atlases were created from the bodies of people executed by the Nazis, Dr. Krebs examined how such legacies have objectified the human body and how they continue to shape power dynamics in medicine today.
If you missed the talk, it is available to watch here.