Autore
Damiani, Sara

Titolo
"Occhi nuovi": l'immaginario del trapianto di testa fra scienza, cinema e arte
Periodico
Studi culturali
Anno: 2017 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 361 - Pagina finale: 386

The essay investigates the imaginary of head transplantation. Head transplantation, so far never put into practice due to both technical and ethical reasons, has recently become a central topic of critical debate because of Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero's plan to perform it in 2017, on a patient affected by spinal muscular atrophy. The analysis focuses on Canavero's communication strategies, largely based on Western visual imaginary, to make public opinion accept this surgical operation - very innovative, but also much questionable since it will dramatically alter the patient's self-construction -, and contextualizes them within a wider artistic reflection on surgically reassembled bodies.



SICI: 1824-369X(2017)3<361:"NLDTD>2.0.ZU;2-A
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