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Surviving Eugenics

  • 2015
  • 44m

Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of Alberta in Canada, which had eugenic sterilization actively in place until 1972, Surviving Eugenics provides a unique insiders' view of life in institutions for the 'feeble-minded', and raises broader questions about disability, human variation, and contemporary social policies.

Overview

Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of Alberta in Canada, which had eugenic sterilization actively in place until 1972, Surviving Eugenics provides a unique insiders' view of life in institutions for the 'feeble-minded', and raises broader questions about disability, human variation, and contemporary social policies.

Cast

  • Leilani MuirSelf
  • Rob WilsonSelf
  • Judy LyttonSelf
  • Roy SkoreykoSelf
  • Ken NelsonSelf
  • Glenn SinclairSelf
  • Jon FauldsSelf
  • Lesley CormackSelf

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