Rehumanizing People of the Past
Bioarchaeology, Medical Museums and Archives, and the Human Remains Trade
$313.96
- Hardcover
234 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Illustrates how technical communication frequently dehumanizes the people represented by human remains and offers guidance for adopting rehumanizing language to return dignity to these individuals.
Rehumanizing People of the Past argues that much of the technical communication used to reference human remains—including reports in bioarchaeology, labels and descriptions in medical museums and archives, and web content in the human remains trade—does not adequat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798855809206 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Kristin LaFollette |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press |
| Imprint: | State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 234 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication |
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Critics Review
“A pioneering effort. LaFollette ultimately calls us to think about the need for rehumanizing TPC in the contexts of bioarchaeology, medical museums and archives, and in the human remains trade, both from a practical perspective (i.e., through the words we use and their histories/impact) and through a theoretical framework for why such work matters to people in the past and present, dead and living.” — Kyle P. Vealey, West Chester University
Kristin LaFollette
Kristin LaFollette is Associate Professor of English at the University of Southern Indiana. She is the author of Hematology, a full-length collection of poetry, and coeditor of Queer Approaches: Emotion, Expression, and Communication in the Classroom.
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