The Eugenics Podcast with Prof Marius Turda podcast

The Eugenics Podcast with Prof Marius Turda

Marius Turda and Patrick Merricks

In this series of 12 podcasts Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) explores the links between historical and current experiences of eugenics across the world. The purpose is to discuss, in an accessible way, how 20th century eugenic ideas and practices continue to shape our debates on reproduction, family, reproduction, racism, sports, gender and sexuality, and popular culture.

12 Episodes

#12: LGBTQ
9/18/2020
12:04
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about eugenics, queer bodies and LGBTQ.
#11: Sports
9/11/2020
11:36
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about eugenics, physical culture and sports.
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#10: At the Movies
9/2/2020
12:23
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about eugenics and visual culture. Part II: films.
#9: Images and Visions
9/2/2020
13:20
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about eugenics and visual culture. Part I: photography.
#8: Pre-Marital Certificates
8/24/2020
12:12
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about pre-marital and eugenic certificates.
#7: Indigenous Populations
8/24/2020
12:08
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about the impact of eugenics on indigenous populations.
#6: #BlackLivesMatter
8/20/2020
11:30
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about how eugenic thinking and practices affected African Americans.
#5: Birth Control and Planned Parenthood
8/20/2020
9:56
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about Margaret Sanger and her seminal role in the birth control movement.
#4: Christianity, Family and Reproduction
8/17/2020
11:15
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about the historical role played by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches in shaping current debates about abortion, family size and demographic decline.
#3: Racism and the Roma Minorities
8/17/2020
10:37
Dr Patrick Merricks (Oxford Brookes University) in conversation with Prof Marius Turda (Oxford Brookes University) about the historical roots of anti-Roma racism and its prevalence during the COVID 19 pandemic.

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