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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Francis Galton"”.
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British Eugenics Failure and Success
… failure to pass eugenic legislation. Founded by Francis Galton, the originator of the philosophy of eugenics, the British Eugenic Educational Society should have been successful given it’s reputation and the numerous scientific, political and literary luminaries attached to it. By examining the …
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Gissing and unhealth: an analysis of medicine, death, and eugenics in the work of George Gissing
… at the texts alongside the eugenic doctrines of Francis Galton, to see if Gissing’s protagonists are part of a moral cull because of their unhealth. In concluding his novels Gissing maintains a middle-class status quo as his unhealthy protagonists are removed. His protagonists resist doctoring as …
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The Flexible Face: Unifying the Protocols of Facial Recognition Technologies
… also involving unique archival work from The Francis Galton Papers (London U.K.) and the papers of Woodrow “Woody” Bledsoe (University of Texas at Austin). From this historical scholarship, this dissertation argues that FRTs’ effectiveness as a biopolitical tactic is rooted in an incredible …
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Photography, Knowledge and the South Kensington Museum
… key figures such as Thomas Henry Huxley, Francis Galton, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Norman Lockyer and H.G.Wells were present within the Museum complex and involved in the photographic infrastructure. Through this photographic infrastructure, the South Kensington Museum was involved in …