Kris Belden-Adams

Eugenics, 'Aristogenics', Photography

Picturing Privilege

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Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9781350132351
• ISBN-10: 1350132357
• Artikelnr.: 58022327

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Harvard's 'Class' Portraits: Composite Pictures and a
New England 'Aristogenic' Agenda 3. 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