The Skin Experiments at Holmesburg Prison

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Abandoned America

Matthew Christopher

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Find out why it's all falling apart on the new Abandoned America podcast! Join host Matthew Christopher, author and photographer of the Abandoned America book series and website, and explore what incredible stories ruins have to tell, what mysteries they hold, and why they were left behind.

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The Skin Experiments at Holmesburg Prison

Abandoned America

1 hour 7 minutes 41 seconds

2 years ago

The Skin Experiments at Holmesburg Prison

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

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