<description>&lt;p&gt;John Medley was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1938 to 1951. But Medley was also a member of the Eugenics Society of Victoria, a group which called for the sterilisation and institutionalisation of minority groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prostitutes and members of the LGBTQI+ community. So why does the university have a building named after him?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Unearth the role the University played throughout the dark history of the eugenics movement and the truth behind who John Medley was. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;INTERVIEWEES&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dr Ross Jones&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Professor Dennis Foley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;MUSIC CREDITS&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Cold and Hard by Cold Case&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Dolly and Pad by Piano Mover&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Hickory Interlude by Onesuch Village&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Leaving Baffin Island by Baffin Island&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Stepback by Dasjardins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Uncurated

Centre for Advancing Journalism

Eugenics

NOV 15, 202417 MIN
Uncurated

Eugenics

NOV 15, 202417 MIN

Description

John Medley was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1938 to 1951. But Medley was also a member of the Eugenics Society of Victoria, a group which called for the sterilisation and institutionalisation of minority groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prostitutes and members of the LGBTQI+ community. So why does the university have a building named after him?

Unearth the role the University played throughout the dark history of the eugenics movement and the truth behind who John Medley was. 

INTERVIEWEES

Dr Ross Jones

Professor Dennis Foley

MUSIC CREDITS

Cold and Hard by Cold Case

Dolly and Pad by Piano Mover

Hickory Interlude by Onesuch Village

Leaving Baffin Island by Baffin Island

Stepback by Dasjardins

 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.