Although the experiential and medical versions of our own bodies overlap and inform one
another, the medical version can be extremely alienating. For example, most people faced …

An examination of the bodily, situated aspects of data-visualization work, looking at
visualization practices around the development of MRI technology. Our bodies are scanned …

In Giving Bodies Back to Data, Casini opens the black box of magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), unpacking a rich history of technological development that blends physics …

From the potent properties of X rays evoked in Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain to the
miniaturized surgical team of the classic science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, the possibility …

From the potent properties of X rays evoked in Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain to the
miniaturized surgical team of the classic science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, the possibility …

This article analyzes how the medical gaze made possible by MRI operates in radiological
laboratories. It argues that although computer-assisted medical imaging technologies such …

As the first artist-in-residence and visiting scholar at the School of Medicine at the University
of California, San Diego, the author crosses disciplines of visual art and medical science …

I have been given many gifts in my life. Some are mere tokens; others carry a deeper
significance. Most gifts that have been given have been forgotten, or have receded into the …

The role of the somatic body as a physical and visceral object is waning within the history of
medical consultations. Once holding centre-stage in the communication between doctor and …

In Western society, with its em-phasis on physical perfection, those who are ill or have
“wounded” bodies become “the Other”—separated from society both physically, in …