Alexander Obermueller
Biographic Data
| ID | 5152819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Obermueller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Obermueller |
| SIGNATURE | OBERMUELLER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Erfurt |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-7302-834X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Attacking affirmative action
During the late 1970s, US conservatives launched concerted attacks against affirmative action, defaming the policy as “reverse racism”. As chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William J. Bennett led these campaigns. In a well-publicized skirmish with Clarence Thomas, then head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Bennett made his case against affirmative action. Neither man supported affirmative action and while they …
To the Rescue
Founded in 1881, the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungs-Gesellschaft (WFRG) sought to provide first aid to city dwellers in fin-de-siècle Vienna. This article analyzes how first responders established themselves as intermediaries between patients and the medical clinic and sought legitimacy from authorities as medical professionals. First responders contributed to processes of medicalization, widely shared information on patients, and readily deferred t…
Attacking affirmative action
During the late 1970s, US conservatives launched concerted attacks against affirmative action, defaming the policy as “reverse racism”. As chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William J. Bennett led these campaigns. In a well-publicized skirmish with Clarence Thomas, then head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Bennett made his case against affirmative action. Neither man supported affirmative action and while they …
To the Rescue
Founded in 1881, the Wiener Freiwillige Rettungs-Gesellschaft (WFRG) sought to provide first aid to city dwellers in fin-de-siècle Vienna. This article analyzes how first responders established themselves as intermediaries between patients and the medical clinic and sought legitimacy from authorities as medical professionals. First responders contributed to processes of medicalization, widely shared information on patients, and readily deferred t…
Attacking affirmative action
During the late 1970s, US conservatives launched concerted attacks against affirmative action, defaming the policy as “reverse racism”. As chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William J. Bennett led these campaigns. In a well-publicized skirmish with Clarence Thomas, then head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Bennett made his case against affirmative action. Neither man supported affirmative action and while they …
Art (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Deference (1 work) · Fin de siecle (1 work) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (1 work) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 work) · Humanities (1 work) · Intermediary (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work)