HIDDEN HISTORIES OF THE DEAD

Hidden Histories of the Dead - Disputed Bodies in Modern British Medical Research

Part I Relocating the Dead-End

Introduction: A Consignment for the Cul-de-Sac of History?

1 Disputed Bodies and Their Hidden Histories

2 Res Nullius – Nobody’s Thing

3 The Ministry of Offal

Part II Disputing Deadlines

4 Implicit Disputes: Mapping Systems of Implied Consent

5 Explicit Disputes: ‘The Balance of Probability’ in Coronial Cases

6 Missed Disputes: Brainstorming Neuroscience

Part III Death Sentences Delayed

7 Conclusion: Flesh Is a Dead Format? – Remapping the ‘Human Atlas’