Sex, skulls, and citizens : gender and racial science in Argentina (1860-1910) / Ashley Elizabeth Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr, Ashley Elizabeth, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Argentina--History--19th century.

Ethnology.

Indigenous peoples--Argentina--History--19th century.

Indigenous peoples.

Race discrimination--Argentina--History--19th century.

Race discrimination.

Sex discrimination--Argentina--History--19th century.

Sex discrimination.

Sex--Argentina--History--19th century.

Sex.

White nationalism--Argentina--History--19th century.

White nationalism.

Race relations.

History.

Argentina--Race relations--History--19th century.

Argentina.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

229 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Based on analysis of a wide variety of late-nineteenth-century sources, this book argues that indigenous and white women shaped Argentine scientific racism as well as its application to projects aiming to create a white, civilized nation. The writers studied here, scientists, anthropologists, and novelists, including Estanislao Zeballos, Lucio and Eduarda Mansilla, Ramon Lista, and Florence Dixie, reflect on indigenous sexual practices, analyze the advisability and effects of interracial sex, and use the language of desire to narrate encounters with indigenous peoples as they try to scientifically pinpoint Argentina's racial identity and future potential"-- Provided by publisher.

"Racism. Sexism. Russian interference. A few thousand votes in key swing states. There are no shortage of explanations for the stunning 2016 election of Donald Trump. In How Trump Happened, political experts Steven Schier and Todd Eberly step back to trace the factors driving his election, arguing that Trump's victory was decades in the making. As Americans prepare once again to cast their presidential ballots, How Trump Happened will be indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand the current political landscape unprecedented 2016 election and Trump presidency"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Scientific engagements : women, sex, and racial science

1. Inappropriate relations : indigenous private lives as a matter of public concern

2. Sex and specimen : desiring indigenous bodies

3. Displaying gender : indigenous peoples in the Museuo de La Plata

4. Degenerates or new beginnings? : theorizing racial mixture in fiction

5. Defiant captives and warrior queens : women repurpose scientific racism

Conclusion: An enduring legacy : the nineteenth century in the twentieth and twenty-first.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kerr, Ashley Elizabeth, 1984- Sex, skulls, and citizens.

ISBN:

9780826522719

0826522718

9780826522726

0826522726

OCLC:

1108813081