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Dark Matter responds to ‘Epidemic threats and racist legacies’

Animated-collage artist Dark Matter brings his unique combination of live footage and archive imagery to respond to a text suggesting that the field of epidemiology emerged in the 19th century imbued with the doctrine of Western imperialism.

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Printing the body

The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.

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Vivekananda’s journey

How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.

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Drawing the human animal

We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.

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  • University lecturers at Christmas playing cards. Etching after H. Bunbury.
  • St George's Hospital, London: the dissecting room with students and lecturers, including Henry Gray. Photograph.
  • A lecture
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: nurses receiving a lecture in the lecture hall. Photograph, 1921.
  • Thomas Young lecture notes
  • Mr. Pearsall's lectures and visits, (as agent and lecturer to the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutes).
  • Lecture: Does vaccination prevent smallpox?
  • Lecture: Does vaccination prevent smallpox?
  • Lecture: Does vaccination prevent smallpox?
  • Lecture: Does vaccination prevent smallpox?
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