HISTORY 2SH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: De Humani Corporis Fabrica, Age Of Enlightenment
22 Mar 2018
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In the last lecture, we examined how sport historians have viewed the relationship between the media and canadian sport, we identified some landmarks in this relationship and we explored the rise of canadian newspapers and sport reporting. This week we are going to turn to examine gender, body, and sport, keeping our gaze firmly fixed on the relationship between females and sport. His de humani corporis fabrica (on the fabric of the human body), perpetuated misunderstandings of female anatomy and physiology. At this ti(cid:373)e, the (cid:272)hur(cid:272)h a(cid:374)d state outla(cid:449)ed hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) disse(cid:272)tio(cid:374). This li(cid:373)ited the (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al professio(cid:374)(cid:859)s capacity to understand the human body. Renaissance-era anatomy classes therefore used wax manikins to teach students about the body, for example in european medical schools such as that found in the famed montpellier, france. These manikins actually reinforced notions of female frailty. By contrast, wax manikins of female bodies showed the nervous system, implying that emotions do(cid:373)i(cid:374)ated the fe(cid:373)ale(cid:859)s (cid:374)ature.
