On 4 November 2025 Prof Marius Turda spoke about disability, eugenics and dehumanisation at the Wiener Holocaust Library in London. The talk as was held as part of the “Finding Ivy: a life worthy of life” exhibition.
On Disability and Eugenics
On Nazi Medicine and the Holocaust
Between 15 and 17 September 2025, Prof Marius Turda joined a number of scholars and Dr Leon Weintraub, a survivor of the Holocaust, for the 6th International Conference entitled ‘Medicine behind the Barbed Wire’, organised by Medical Review Auschwitz at the Medical College of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He presented on ‘Confronting Eugenics and Scientific Racism’.
Prof Marius Turda wins prestigious prize
Prof Marius Turda won the 2025 essay prize awarded by Romania’s most prestigious literary journal, Observator Cultural, for his book In Search of the Perfect Romanian (Polirom 2024, 2nd. ed. 2025) https://polirom.ro/historia/8557-%C3%AEn-c%C4%83utarea-rom%C3%A2nului-perfect.html
Conference on Eugenics at University of Oxford
Prof Marius Turda gave a paper at the conference on history, eugenics and human enhancement organised by the Uehiro Oxford Institute at St Anne’s College on 24 March 2025.
The Exhibition in the Classroom
Students at Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts (USA) engage with the exhibition on eugenics curated by Professor Marius Turda in a class entitled “Literature in the Age of Eugenics” taught by Professor Maren Linett, Founder and Coordinator of Critical Disability Studies.
‘We are not Alone’ digital exhibition
‘We are not Alone’: Legacies of Eugenics now exists as a digital exhibition. It is available here:
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hss/centres/centre-for-medical-humanities#flipbook
Professor Marius Turda explores the history and impact of the eugenics movement. He delves into the origins of eugenics, its rise to prominence, and its influence on social and health policies worldwide. The work highlights the visual and public iconographies used to promote eugenic ideologies, examining their role in shaping societal attitudes and reinforcing discriminatory practices. Through this digital exhibition, the text invites reflection on the legacy of eugenics and its ongoing implications in contemporary debates about genetics and human rights.
Public lecture to the University of Medicine and Pharmacology
On 13 November 2024 Professor Marius Turda gave a public lecture to the University of Medicine and Pharmacology ‘Grigore T. Popa’ in Ia?i (Romania). The topic of his talk was “Eugenics and the Dehumanization of People with Disabilities”.
‘We are not Alone’ on display at the University of Helsinki
Between 1 November and 13 December 2024, the exhibition ‘We are not Alone’: Legacies of Eugenics is on display at the University of Helsinki, hosted by the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations and Nationalism and Swedish School of Social Sciences. On 5 November Prof Marius Turda gave a public talk explaining the aims of the exhibitions and the role it plays in today’s debates about the resurgence of eugenics.
