"Phrenology, Physical Anthropology and Ethnology: Nineteenth-Century Ra" by McKenzie Jayne Leeds

College - Author 1

College of Liberal Arts

Department - Author 1

History Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BA in History

Date

6-2020

Primary Advisor

Matthew Hopper, College of Liberal Arts, History Department

Abstract/Summary

This paper explores phrenology, physical anthropology, and ethnology--each a nineteenth-century scientific discipline that significantly influenced racial beliefs. These sciences were integral in forming and perpetuating racial hierarchies and the belief of perceived European superiority. The main goal of this project was to deconstruct the European superiority narrative, and to argue that these disciplines created a network of continued racism.

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