Sorry about that, Wendy. You guys must have a very
different college system than our American one. The
computer labs here are the place to go if you want
state-of-the-art, high speed access to all sorts of
stuff. :)
The reference to the violent and tasteless content
must be the photographs. I didn't notice till after
posting the Miserable Affairs site, but certain
victims seem to be missing strategic body parts that
are not normally lost in 'normal' violent disputes...
One of my professors commented several months ago on
our culture's fascination with "bodily injury," and
how this fascination manifests itself in television
programs like CSi (Crime Scene Investigation). I
wonder if Dark Tourism is part of that larger
fascination with injury? Or to rephrase this, I
wonder if the professor is correct to conclude that
'bodily injury' is what people's interest in CSi and
other related shows is about? Perhaps the interest
actually lies in the reconstruction process?
----- Original Message -----
From: wendy parry <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 4:22 am
Subject: Re: Miserable Affairs Museum in Thailand
> Oh the joy of being in college, all sites censored
due to either
> violent or tasteless content! Have to look from
home...
> wendy
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Dark/thanatourism research forum on behalf
of Theresa K Smalec
> Sent: Wed 16/11/2005 03:50
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Miserable Affairs Museum in Thailand
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I found an interesting resource tonight. It's the
> first one below, a kind of 'gateway' into all sorts
> of lurid genres.
>
> The Miserable Affairs Museum in Thailand sounds
> particularly interesting, though I can't read the
> language in order to discover what sorts of
> 'affairs' they exhibit. A comment on the website
> promoting this museum asks why there can't be any
> venues like this near where the writer lives. I
> wonder if there *are* museums in Britain or the U.S.
> devoted to the aftermath of 'affairs' gone bad? We
> have movies like FATAL ATTRACTION, but no museums of
> which I am aware. Although I guess the doll house
> crime scene reconstructions that were posted here a
> few weeks ago are linked to the genre of domestic
> monstrosity.
>
>
>
> Dark and Gruesome Links:
> http://asylumeclectica.com/gruesome/
>
>
> Corpse Museum in Thailand
> http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/khaosan/
>
> Siriraj Crime Museum:
> http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/khaosan/hanzai.html
>
> Siriraj Surgery Museum:
> http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/khaosan/geka.html
>
> Miserable Affairs Museum in Thailand:
> http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/khaosan/affair1.html
>
>
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