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Music and Eugenics with Alexander Cowan

Sound Expertise

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Hereditary Genius: Music and Social Inequality

This chapter examines the concept of hereditary talent in music, particularly through the historical analysis of child prodigies like Mozart, and its connection to societal hierarchies. It critiques the justification of social inequalities linked to innate abilities, referencing controversial discourse, including discussions from The Bell Curve, while uncovering the enduring impacts of these associations on perceptions of talent and race.

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