“Eugenics is an integral aspect of our global scientific and political culture:” interview with Marius Turda
Despite public condemnation after the defeat of Nazism, eugenic ideas continue to persist into the twenty-first century in different countries and contexts and with varying forms of intensity and support, as seen in events such as the covid-19 pandemic and the George Floyd case, discourse by contemporary far-right populist governments, and the 2024 US presidential election. This interview with Professor Marius Turda, a prominent scholar in the field of race, racism, and eugenics, presents his work and his itinerant exhibition entitled "We are not alone: legacies of eugenics," aimed at specialised and non-academic audiences alike, and offers a historically informed account of our eugenic past, present, and future.
Authors
- Vivian Mannheimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-8755)
- Marius Turda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-1536)
Institutions
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- História Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-59702025000100050
- Primary Topic
- Medical History and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00