Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840

Name: Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840
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Book Synopsis: In 1748, as yellow fever raged in Charleston, South Carolina, doctor John Lining remarked, "There is something very singular in the constitution of the Negroes, which renders them not liable to this fever." Lining's comments presaged ideas about blackness that would endure in medical discourses and beyond. In this fascinating medical history, Rana A. Hogarth examines the creation and circulation of medical ideas about blackness in the Atlantic World during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She shows how white physicians deployed blackness as a medically significant marker of difference and used medical knowledge to improve plantation labor efficiency, safeguard colonial and civic interests, and enhance control over black bodies during the era of slavery. Hogarth refigures Atlantic slave societies as medical frontiers of knowledge production on the topic of racial difference. Rather than looking to their counterparts in Europe who collected and dissected bodies to gain knowledge about race, white physicians in Atlantic slaveholding regions created and tested ideas about race based on the contexts in which they lived and practiced. What emerges in sharp relief is the ways in which blackness was reified in medical discourses and used to perpetuate notions of white supremacy.

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Discover the untold history of the medicalization of blackness with "Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840." Author Rana A. Hogarth uncovers the fascinating journey of medical ideas about blackness, their creation, and their impact on the Atlantic World. This groundbreaking book explores how white physicians strategically used blackness as a marker of difference to gain control over black bodies and enhance plantation labor efficiency.

Hogarth's meticulous research reveals how medical knowledge was used to safeguard colonial and civic interests, offering a unique perspective on how Atlantic slave societies played a crucial role in the production of knowledge about racial difference. Unlike their European counterparts, white physicians in these regions created and tested their ideas about race in their own contexts, highlighting the distinctive factors that influenced these medical discourses.

Uncover the deep-rooted ways in which blackness was reified and used to perpetuate notions of white supremacy. Through a critical examination of medical history, Hogarth exposes the intricate intersection of race, power, and control in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This thought-provoking narrative will challenge your understanding of the history of racial difference and shed light on the lasting impact it has had on our society.

Don't miss out on this engrossing exploration of a forgotten chapter in medical history. Order your copy of "Medicalizing Blackness" today and gain a deeper understanding of the racially charged narratives that shaped the Atlantic World.

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