This study aims to put forth paralellisms between eugenics and the ideology of able-bodiedness. Accordingly, in the study, the emergence of eugenics, the eugenic politics and practices and the similarities between eugenics and the ideology of able-bodiedness are included. It is argued that eugenics and the ideology of able-bodiedness are constructs which otherize, devalue, exclude and discriminate the disabled, sharing the belief in perfecting human body with the help of science and a fantasy of a society composed of healthy and able-bodied people by eliminating those considered both physically and mentally “abnormal,” defective” and “weak.”
Bu çalışma, öjeni ile sağlam bedenlilik ideolojisi arasındaki paralellikleri ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, çalışmada, öjeni düşüncesinin ortaya çıkışına ve öjenik politikalara ve pratiklere değinilmekte, öjeni ile sağlam bedenlilik ideolojisi arasındaki benzerliklere dikkat çekilmektedir. Bilimin de katkısıyla insan bedeninin kusursuzlaştırılabileceğine inanan ve fiziksel veya zihinsel açıdan “anormal,” “kusurlu,” “zayıf” olarak nitelendirilen insanları ayıklayarak sağlıklı, sağlam bedenli, üstün addedilen yurttaşlardan müteşekkil bir toplum kurgusunu paylaşan öjeni düşüncesi ve sağlam bedenlilik ideolojisinin, “engelli” olanı ötekileştiren, değersizleştiren, dışlayan ve ayrımcılığa maruz bırakan inşalar olduğu öne sürülmektedir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 10, 2020 |
Submission Date | September 23, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | October 12, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Issue: 30 |
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