Image & phrenology

Phenomena of phrenology, or the belief that “head-shapes” indicated one’s level of “culture” and “development” (always using white heads as the standard), used against not just blacks but also other groups -- cf Pohl p.200

Compare/contrast Jocelyn’s image to those we’ve seen previously. What does it idealize? How does it visually idealize Cinque?

Phenomena of phrenology, or the belief that “head-shapes” indicated one’s level of “culture” and “development” (always using white heads as the standard), used against not just blacks but also other groups -- cf Pohl p.200