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The Skin Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Cristina Visperas about her new book "Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory", which explores the shocking past of the now-abandoned Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia. For decades Dr. Albert Kligman conducted unethical and harrowing medical experiments on Holmesburg's inmates - in this episode we explore what those experiments were, how they formed the basis of the modern dermatology industry, and what happened in their aftermath.
Read Cristina's New Book "Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory": https://amzn.to/3VOaMZX
Show Notes and Links: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/the-skin-experiments-at-holmesburg
Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AbandonedAmerica
View the photo gallery on Abandoned America: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/holmesburg-prison
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Manage episode 349877829 series 3340070
In this episode we talk with Dr. Cristina Visperas about her new book "Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory", which explores the shocking past of the now-abandoned Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia. For decades Dr. Albert Kligman conducted unethical and harrowing medical experiments on Holmesburg's inmates - in this episode we explore what those experiments were, how they formed the basis of the modern dermatology industry, and what happened in their aftermath.
Read Cristina's New Book "Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory": https://amzn.to/3VOaMZX
Show Notes and Links: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/the-skin-experiments-at-holmesburg
Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AbandonedAmerica
View the photo gallery on Abandoned America: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/holmesburg-prison
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abandonedamerica/support
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