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Conjoined Twins

 

Radica and Doodica,

photo/postcard, unknown origin

 

Write an essay discussing how this image may be understood as "monstrous." Be sure to use quotations and media to illustrate, explain, and persuade. Document your work with citations and hyperlinks.

 

Illustration Depicted

Radica and Doodica. Photograph/postcard. Unknown origin, n.d. Widely available

online.

 

Works to Consider

Bondeson, J. "The Biddenden Maids: A Curious Chapter in the History of

Conjoined Twins." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 85 (April 1992): 217-21. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Web. 1 Feb 2011.

"Conjoined Twins Born in Accra." GBC News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.

Web. 1 Feb 2011.

Ferzacca, Steve. "REVIEW: Conjoined Twins: An Historical, Biological and Ethical

Issues Encyclopedia by Christine Quigley." Disability Studies Quarterly 25.4 (2005): n. pag. Web. 1 Feb 2011.

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