SOC 104: Beauty and the Beast - Phrenology Reinvented

As beauty standards rise, and the pressure to assign importance to one’s physical characteristics strengthens, it’s no surprise that new ways have emerged to distinguish the haves from the have-nots, the beauty from the beasts. But is there a history behind these tactics, and as we emphasize looks in a persons’ worth, does it begin to spill into more dangerous places- how we view their character and how they should be treated? In this episode of B.S., Ilyana and Gold tackle the infamous “angel skull and witch skull” trend and how phrenology and physiognomy have crept into our current landscape. Listen in to learn about how pseudoscience has staked a claim in beauty spaces!Listen To Us Anywhere: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Bf6Gk-SuKnWK0zI0i3M3Q Contact Us: [email protected] Music: William PleasantDesign: Matheus LagoRequired Reading:Phrenology | History, Theory, & Pseudoscience | BritannicaPhrenology: The Study of Skull Shape and BehaviorPseudoscience and the supernatural: from phrenology and eugenics to ghosts, deceptions and mistakes, UFOs and conspiracy theories (Part 1) | Library & University CollectionsObeying the laws of hereditary descent: phrenological views on inheritance and eugenics - PubMedPhrenology: What is it, and how did it contribute to neuroscience?Woman, Know Thyself: Phrenology, Gender and Nineteenth-Century Cultures of Science | The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation2024 was the year aesthetic pseudoscience made an ugly comeback | DazedMeet Your Master - Getting to Know Your Brain: Crash Course Psychology #4Encyclopedia of the History of Science: PhrenologyBiological determinismRacialising civilisation: Phrenology, scientific naturalism and the colonist’s dilemmaBuck v. BellDisrupting Ableism and Racism in the ClassroomA Victorian Mental AsylumThe Journal of American History

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