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Jess Whatcott, "Menace to the Future: A Disability and Queer History of Carceral Eugenics" (Duke UP, 2024)

New Books in Psychology

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Resisting Institutionalization: Voices Against Eugenics

This chapter delves into the anti-eugenic resistance of historically marginalized individuals who experienced institutionalization, uncovering their acts of defiance and will to survive. It critiques the current state of care systems, revealing the troubling transformation of prisons into sites of care and the continuing reliance on inadequate resources. The discussion calls for a re-examination of political policies that risk perpetuating the harms of institutionalization and advocates for the abolition of practices that control marginalized populations.

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