Degeneration and Eugenics: Late-Victorian Discourses of the Ending of the Race

Authors

  • Johanna M. Smith

Keywords:

race, race discourse, degeneration, eugenics, Australian history, Aboriginal people, colonialism

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Smith, J. M. (2020). Degeneration and Eugenics: Late-Victorian Discourses of the Ending of the Race. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 4(1), 55-66. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13729