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The Monster in “Frankenstein” and Edward Hyde: Eugenics and the Politics of Appearance

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Lennard J Davis, in the introduction to The Disability Studies Reader, argued that the growth of the pseudoscience of Eugenics was primarily founded on the concept of 'normality' and its related implications in nineteenth-century Europe. The fictional character of Edward Hyde in R.L Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde best illustrates

Source: IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities, official conference proceedings

DOI: 10.22492/issn.2432-4604.2025.2

Author: Harisankar Anirudhan

Language: English

Topic: Gothic Literature and Media Analysis

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409380154

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