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Prejudice in Power: Contesting the pseudoscience of superiority

Prejudice in Power is a programme of cultural activism for change against structural discrimination. It explores how eugenics has marginalised voices and shaped society.

Eugenic thinking is present in the racism, ableism, homophobia and reproductive controls we see today. This programme is taking a critical look at UCL’s history of eugenics and its ongoing impact through the structural inequities eugenic thinking left as a legacy.

As a part of this programme, we ran a series of co-created projects working with communities and marginalised groups, established a new Fellowship engaging with our collections and building on current work, and collated content and resources responding to UCL's legacies of eugenics.

Prejudice in Power is led by UCL's Museums & Cultural Programmes and Special Collections (part of Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science) in collaboration with a working group of teams from across UCL and an Advisory Board.

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Please note: This programme addresses eugenics and its legacies. Our content deals with conversations about racism, colonialism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia and class warfare. Please take care when accessing any resources.

Image: Plaster life mask of Count Franz von Thun un Hohenstein, circa 1838. Part of Robert Noel's Casts of Intellectuals series. © UCL 

About the programme

Using models of collaboration and co-creation, Prejudice in Power is a three-year programme responding to UCL’s historic role in promoting eugenics and examining the legacies of this pseudoscience in a contemporary context.

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Digital Showcase

Explore our digital showcase, bringing together a wide range of responses to UCL’s historic connections with eugenics, as a result of the Prejudice in Power programme.

UCL Galton Papers, selection letters 3-3-16-9

Resources about Eugenics

Access a range of resources about the history of eugenics and legacies inside UCL.