Snapchat, eavesdropping, and the surgical practices of Dr. Miami

A resurrection of the anatomical theatre

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ID12708671
AuthorsF N A Yartey (0000-0001-8944-457X, Twitter (United States), corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume38
Issue2
Pages253-266
Publication date2021-11-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1472-586X • E-ISSN: 1472-5878
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1472586x.2021.1999850
OpenAlexW3215946911
LanguageEN
References cited42

This article draws on John Locke’s theoretical conceptualisation of eavesdropping in examining the surgical, representational, and communicative practices of plastic surgeon and celebrity, Dr. Michael Salzhauer (aka Dr. Miami). I draw in part on literature in surveillance and visual studies to critically examine the visual and auditory features of Dr. Miami’s Snapchat stories, which, like reality television, are disseminated to audiences for their consumption. Through a critical visual analysis, I examine how the combination of social media (i.e., Snapchat) and visually documenting surgical practices has helped resurrect the Anatomical Theatres of the 13th to 18th centuries in digital forms through eavesdropping. Five themes emerged from the analysis: Resurrecting the Anatomical Theatre, Cosmetic Theatres, Technologically Mediated Gazes, Clinical Anatomical Objectification (CAO) and Anaesthetic Coma: Digitally Eavesdropping

Aesthetics · AKA · Art · Computer security · Eavesdropping · Epistemology · Library science · Miami · Objectification · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Social media · Sociology · Visual arts · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Computer Science · Digital Imaging in Medicine · Empathy and Medical Education · Law · Philosophy · Psychology

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