Lombroso: The Myth,The History

  • Montaldo S
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[This article outlines, for the first time, the main junctures in the historical memory of Cesare Lombroso and of the scholarly interpretation of his legacy, from his death in 1909 to the present. As someone whose life placed him at the centre of significant controversies, and as the symbolic figure of Italian positivism, Lombroso's legacy has repeatedly been the object of conflict and been used to support various causes, through a period marked by profound and dramatic change. Historiographical reflection on his position within the human sciences, however, particularly in Italy and the United States, is of much more recent advent, and is still ongoing. Cet article décrit, pour la première fois, les principales étapes constitutives de l'héritage historique de Cesare Lombroso et de l'interprétation savante de son œuvre, de sa mort en 1909 à nos jours. De son vivant, il a été placé au centre d' importantes controverses. Depuis lors, le legs intellectuel de cette figure symbolique du positivisme italien a été à plusieurs reprises l'objet de controverses et a été utilisé à l'appui de diverses causes, marquées par les changements d'époque. La réflexion historiographique sur la place de Lombroso dans les sciences humaines est cependant beaucoup plus récente et est en cours, en particulier en Italie et aux Etats-Unis.]

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Montaldo, S. (2018). Lombroso: The Myth,The History. Crime, Histoire & Sociétés, (vol. 22, n°2), 31–61. https://doi.org/10.4000/chs.2283

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