The history of the body: concepts and care

Abstract

I became interested in Renaissance literature when I conducted a research project on Shakespeare. It was apparent that the medicine of the bard’s time lacked one thing: scientific accuracy. I became inquisitive— how has the understanding of the body morphed from a system of humors into a complex, nearly mechanical being over the past 500 years? I partnered with Dr. Klestinec as an undergraduate research apprentice to hone in on this question...