Facing Eugenics

Reproduction, Sterilization, and the Politics of Choice

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Facing Eugenics is a social history of sexual sterilization operations in twentieth-century Canada. Looking at real-life experiences of men and women who, either coercively or voluntarily, participated in the largest legal eugenics program in Canada, it considers the impact of successive legal policies and medical practices on shaping our understanding of contemporary reproductive rights. The book also provides deep insights into the broader implications of medical experimentation, institutionalization, and health care in North America.Erika Dyck uses a range of historical evidence, including medical files, court testimony, and personal records to place mental health and intelligence at the centre of discussions regarding reproductive fitness. Examining acts of resistance alongside heavy-handed decisions to sterilize people considered “unfit,” Facing Eugenics illuminates how reproductive rights fit into a broader discussion of what constitutes civil liberties, modern feminism, and contemporary psychiatric survivor and disability activism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-12-20
Mått158 x 237 x 25 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor332
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442644168
UtmärkelserShort-listed for Canada Prize in the Social Sciences awarded by Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2014 (Canada)

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Genusvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Rättsliga frågor i hälso- och sjukvården inom Medicin

Acknowledgments Table of ContentsList of ImagesIntroductionChapter 1: Vagrancy, Violence and Virtue: Nora PowersChapter 2: Race, Consent and Protection: George PierreChapter 3: Sterilization Redefined: Violet and IreneChapter 4: Vasectomy, Masculinity and Hyperactivity: Ken NelsonChapter 5: From Sterilization to Patient Activism: Doreen Ella BefusChapter 6: Appendectomy to Queen’s Court Settlement: Leilani MuirChapter 7: Abortion, Sterilization and the Eugenics Legacy: Jane Doe Chapter 8: Conclusion Bibliography

‘I would suggest that this complicated history, one that is both sweepingly macro and intimately micro, is not only worth reading but also our responsibility to remember.’- Jen Rinaldi (Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014) ‘Facing Eugenics is a wonderful book. Written in clear and accessible prose, it provides a sophisticated and nuanced account of history of eugenics and reproductive rights in Canada. It deserves wide readership in the classroom and beyond.’- Molly Todd-Taylor (Canadian Historical Review vol 96:01:2015) ‘This is a terrific book which deserves a wide audience well beyond Canada.’- Philippa Levine (Histoire sociale / Social History, vol 47:95:2014) ‘Dyck situates the fascinating and important story of eugenics and sterilization in Alberta on the historiographical map with exceptional intelligence and compassion.’- Alexandra Minna Stern (Bulletin of the History of Medicine vol89:03:2015)