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Dr. Christine Slobogin: Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper: How Art and Archives Defined WWII Reconstructive Surgery in Britain
October 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us for a compelling interdisciplinary talk with Christine Slobogin, author of Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper. Sponsored by the McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics, this event explores the powerful intersections of art, medicine, and history through the lens of reconstructive plastic surgery in 20th-century Britain.
Slobogin’s research highlights the vital role of visual media—especially the work of artist Diana “Dickie” Orpen and medical photographer Percy Hennell—in shaping both the practice and perception of plastic surgery during and after World War II. Her talk will examine how drawings and photographs conveyed not just medical information, but also the emotional and aesthetic dimensions of healing.
This is a unique opportunity to discover how visual storytelling helped define a medical specialty—and how art continues to shape our understanding of trauma, recovery, and identity.
The talk begins at Noon on Thursday, October 9, in MSB B.605.