Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950

This article provides the basis for further considerations on the overlap between different expressions of science, in particular psychotechnics, biotypology and eugenics, in Iberia. It sets the reception of and interest in these scientific undertakings within the specific context pertaining in both...

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Author: Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888
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Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Keyword:Eugenics
Racial hygiene
Psychotechnics
Professional orientation
Eugenesia
Higiene racial
Psicotécnica
Orientación profesional
Iberia
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spelling Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888EugenicsRacial hygienePsychotechnicsProfessional orientationEugenesiaHigiene racialPsicotécnicaOrientación profesionalIberiaThis article provides the basis for further considerations on the overlap between different expressions of science, in particular psychotechnics, biotypology and eugenics, in Iberia. It sets the reception of and interest in these scientific undertakings within the specific context pertaining in both Iberian dictatorships and considers the importance of the culture of the scientific community, the role of religion and the presence of positivism within each. While the actual traffic of knowledge between the two countries was limited, the contrasts and differences in the uptake of these specialisms within the two countries and their proximity or otherwise to other fascist and authoritarian regimes of the 1930s and 1940s are explored. The article concludes that in the Spanish case, although there were greater proximities to certain forms of fascist and Nazi eugenics, it was the commitment to Catholicism and nationalist regeneration that allowed for concessions to environmental improvements. A more Germanic strain was present in Portugal but this was dislodged by a consistent commitment to social hygiene rather than racial hygiene, again within the constraints provided by overarching Catholicism. 22017-01-0120172017-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/170540reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:1705402026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
title Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
spellingShingle Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888
Eugenics
Racial hygiene
Psychotechnics
Professional orientation
Eugenesia
Higiene racial
Psicotécnica
Orientación profesional
Iberia
title_short Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
title_full Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
title_fullStr Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
title_full_unstemmed Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
title_sort Iberian eugenics? Cross-overs and contrasts between Spanish and Portuguese eugenics, 1930-1950
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888
author Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888
author_facet Cleminson, Richard|||0000-0002-6241-4888
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Eugenics
Racial hygiene
Psychotechnics
Professional orientation
Eugenesia
Higiene racial
Psicotécnica
Orientación profesional
Iberia
topic Eugenics
Racial hygiene
Psychotechnics
Professional orientation
Eugenesia
Higiene racial
Psicotécnica
Orientación profesional
Iberia
description This article provides the basis for further considerations on the overlap between different expressions of science, in particular psychotechnics, biotypology and eugenics, in Iberia. It sets the reception of and interest in these scientific undertakings within the specific context pertaining in both Iberian dictatorships and considers the importance of the culture of the scientific community, the role of religion and the presence of positivism within each. While the actual traffic of knowledge between the two countries was limited, the contrasts and differences in the uptake of these specialisms within the two countries and their proximity or otherwise to other fascist and authoritarian regimes of the 1930s and 1940s are explored. The article concludes that in the Spanish case, although there were greater proximities to certain forms of fascist and Nazi eugenics, it was the commitment to Catholicism and nationalist regeneration that allowed for concessions to environmental improvements. A more Germanic strain was present in Portugal but this was dislodged by a consistent commitment to social hygiene rather than racial hygiene, again within the constraints provided by overarching Catholicism.
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