The Victorian-Era Phrenology “Phad”

Episode 9 of the The Victorian Variety Show podcast, hosted by marisa d, titled "The Victorian-Era Phrenology “Phad”" was published on November 27, 2021 and runs 24 minutes.

November 27, 2021 ·24m · The Victorian Variety Show

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Now viewed mostly as a pseudoscience, phrenology was popular during much of the Victorian Era. I discuss how phrenology evolved from its late 18th-century origins, and explore some ways in which phrenology was used during the Victorian Age. ***** Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners! ***** References Bronte, Charlotte. Villette (Chapter 17). http://www.online-literature.com/brontec/villette/17/ Finger, Stanley. “Franz Joseph Gall and the Origins of Phrenology.” https://becker.wustl.edu/news/franz-joseph-gall-and-the-origins-of-phrenology/ Ktitowsky. “Phrenology and ‘Scientific Racism’ in the 19th Century.” https://pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeology/2017/03/05/phrenology-and-scientific-racism-in-the-19th-century/ Poskett, James. “The Victorian phrenology craze.” https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/victorian-phrenology-explain-what-queen-victoria/ Souter, Keith. “Heads for Murder: The Victorian Pseudo-Science of Phrenology.” https://thecra.co.uk/heads-for-murder-the-victorian-pseudo-science-of-phrenology-dr-keith-souter/ Stevenson, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. 10).https://genius.com/Robert-louis-stevenson-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-chap-10-annotated Van Wyhe, John. “The History of Phrenology.” https://www.victorianweb.org/science/phrenology/intro.html Vaught, L.A. Vaught’s Practical Character Reader. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/vaught-s-practical-character-reader-1902 Victorian Era. “Victorian Era Phrenology.” http://victorian-era.org/victorian-era-phrenology.html#:~:text=Phrenology%20is%20a%20pseudomedicine%20primarily%20focused%20on%20measurements,started%20to%20be%20questioned%20by%20the%20general%20public. Walker-Journey, Jennifer. “Why Was Phrenology All the Rage in Victorian Times?” https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/phrenology.htm

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