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Overview"Pacific Colony, a Southern California institution established to care for the ""feebleminded,"" justified the incarceration, sterilization, and forced mutilation of some of the most vulnerable members of society from the 1920s through the 1950s. Institutional records document the convergence of ableism and racism in Pacific Colony. Analyzing a vast archive, Natalie Lira reveals how political concerns over Mexican immigration—particularly ideas about the low intelligence, deviant sexuality, and inherent criminality of the ""Mexican race""—shaped decisions regarding the treatment and reproductive future of Mexican-origin patients. Labaratory of Deficiency documents the ways Mexican-origin people sought out creative ways to resist institutional control and offers insight into the ways race, disability, and social deviance have been called upon to justify the confinement and reproductive constraint of certain individuals in the name of public health and progress." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Natalie LiraPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 6 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520355675ISBN 10: 0520355679 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 30 November 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""Without a doubt, Lira’s book makes a vital contribution to the field of the history of eugenics and reproduction, and it would certainly be of interest to scholars interested in history of reproduction and reproductive justice, Latino/a studies, disability studies, and incarceration."" * Technology and Culture * ""Thoughtful and deeply insightful. . . .This significant and well-written work…is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of eugenics and the socioeconomic and political motives that underpinned the adoption of eugenic policy."" * California History *" Without a doubt, Lira's book makes a vital contribution to the field of the history of eugenics and reproduction, and it would certainly be of interest to scholars interested in history of reproduction and reproductive justice, Latino/a studies, disability studies, and incarceration. * Technology and Culture * Author InformationNatalie Lira is Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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