Anthropometric portraiture and Victorian anthropology
Situating Francis Galton's photographic work in the late 1870s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4392549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Efram Sera–shriar (0000-0003-3163-3487, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-179 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2753 • E-ISSN: 1753-8564 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0073275315580953 |
| OpenAlex | W2313229582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper examines the complex observational techniques of British anthropologists during the nineteenth century. In particular, using Galton's initial work with anthropometric and composite photography in the late 1870s as a case study, it argues that nineteenth-century anthropological armchair studies were extremely sophisticated and that researchers were highly attuned to the problems associated with their methodologies. These nineteenth-century practitioners were not simply anthologising the materials of others; rather they were developing specialised methods for producing their own evidence and drawing conclusions. Moreover, Galton's use of photographic processes is instructive because it highlights one of the ways in which researchers interested in human diversity attempted to add further scientific credibility to their arguments by utilising the most cutting-edge technologies available during the period
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Credibility · Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Galton's problem · Period (music · Photography · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · History of Science and Natural History · Philosophy · Race, Genetics, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |