Eugenics, 'Aristogenics', Photography: Picturing Privilege

ISBN-13: 9781350132351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 256 str.

Kris Belden-Adams

Opis

This is the first study to explore the connections between late-19th-century university/college composite class portraits and the field of Eugenics – which first took hold in the United States at Harvard University.

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. Harvard’s ‘Class’ Portraits: Composite Pictures and a New England ‘Aristogenic’ Agenda3. A ‘Dandy’ Masculinity?: Establishing and Respecting Cisgender Norms, Using Photography 4. Social Poise, Demure Confidence: Swaying College Women to be the Essential Players in Positive Eugenics 5. Biometrics, Posture Pictures: ‘We Did What We Were Told’ 6. Conclusions

O autorze

Kris Belden-Adams is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Mississippi, USA.