Publications
Selected publications
- Capturing Racial Pathology: American Medical Photography in the Era of Jim Crow. (Journal article - 2019)
- “Specimens calculated to shock the soundest sleeper”: deep layers of anatomical racism circulated on-board the Louisiana Health Exhibit Train (Chapter - 2017)
- Medical Racism's Poison Pen: the Toxic World of Dr. Henry Ramsay (Journal article - 2016)
- Power, opportunism, racism: human experiments under American Slavery (Journal article - 2015)
- The Development of Medical Museums in the Antebellum American South: Slave Bodies in Networks of Anatomical Exchange (Journal article - 2013)
- "A Dictate of Both Interest and Mercy"? Slave Hospitals in the Antebellum South (Journal article - 2010)
- 'Slavery, southern medicine and the slave hospital regime' (Chapter - 2013)
- Slavery, Health, and Medicine (Journal article - 2015)
- Life and Limb (Book - 2016)
2024
Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in US Medical Schools
Kenny, S. C. (2023). Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in US Medical Schools. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY. doi:10.1093/jsh/shad052
2023
Medicine and Healing in the Age of Slavery
Kenny, S. C. (2023). Medicine and Healing in the Age of Slavery. Slavery & Abolition, 44(1), 218-220. doi:10.1080/0144039x.2023.2165228
2022
Between Fitness and Death: Disability and Slavery in the Caribbean
Kenny, S. C. (2021). Between Fitness and Death: Disability and Slavery in the Caribbean. REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 119(2), 189-191. doi:10.1353/khs.2021.0027
2020
"The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840-1880" by Wendy Gonaver
Kenny, S. C. (2020). "The Peculiar Institution and the Making of Modern Psychiatry, 1840-1880" by Wendy Gonaver. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 94(2), 297-299. doi:10.1353/bhm.2020.0042.
Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 and the long, cruel shadow of medical racism
Kenny, S. (2020). Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 and the long, cruel shadow of medical racism. [University News].
2019
Capturing Racial Pathology: American Medical Photography in the Era of Jim Crow.
Kenny, S. C. (2019). Capturing racial pathology: American medical photography in the era of Jim Crow. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 75-83. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305357
Deirdre Cooper Owens, <i>Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology</i>. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2017. Pp. 184. $48.95 (cloth).
Kenny, S. C. (2019). Deirdre Cooper Owens, <i>Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology</i>. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2017. Pp. 184. $48.95 (cloth).. The Journal of African American History, 104(2), 322-325. doi:10.1086/702421
"Black Health in the Jim Crow Era"
Kenny, S. (2019). "Black Health in the Jim Crow Era". [Radio]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/
Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840
Kenny, S. C. (2019). Medicalizing Blackness: Making Racial Difference in the Atlantic World, 1780-1840. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 32(1), 193-194. doi:10.1093/shm/hky116
2018
If These Pages Could Talk: Touro Infirmary's First Admission Book
Kaplan-Levenson, L., Greenwald, E., & Jumonville, F. (2018). If These Pages Could Talk: Touro Infirmary's First Admission Book. [Radio]. Retrieved from http://www.wwno.org/
'Slavery, Health, and Medicine'
Kenny, S. C. (2018). 'Slavery, Health, and Medicine'. [Radio]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/
2017
Will Statues of a Doctor Who Experimented on Enslaved People Come Down Next?
Kenny, S. C. (2017). Will Statues of a Doctor Who Experimented on Enslaved People Come Down Next?. [Online]. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/
Statues of medical racist who experimented on slaves should also be taken down
Kenny, S. C. (2017). Statues of medical racist who experimented on slaves should also be taken down. [Online]. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/
Dark medicine: racism, power and the culture of American slavery
Kenny, S. C. (2017). Dark medicine: racism, power and the culture of American slavery. [Radio interview]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/
“Specimens calculated to shock the soundest sleeper”: deep layers of anatomical racism circulated on-board the Louisiana Health Exhibit Train
Kenny, S. (2017). “Specimens calculated to shock the soundest sleeper”: deep layers of anatomical racism circulated on-board the Louisiana Health Exhibit Train. In K. Wils, R. deBont, & S. Au (Eds.), Bodies Beyond Borders: Moving Anatomies, 1750-1950 (pp. 163-193). Leuven: Leuven University Press.
Racism and Medicine under American Slavery
Kenny, S. C. (2017). Racism and Medicine under American Slavery. [Radio interview]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/
2016
Medical Racism's Poison Pen: the Toxic World of Dr. Henry Ramsay
Kenny, S. (2016). Medical Racism's Poison Pen: the Toxic World of Dr. Henry Ramsay. Southern Quarterly, 53(3/4), 70-96. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/article/630231
Life and Limb
Seed, D., Kenny, S. C., & Williams, C. (Eds.) (2016). Life and Limb. Liverpool University Press. doi:10.3828/liverpool/9781781382509.001.0001
2015
Doctoring Freedom: The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation
Kenny, S. C. (2015). Doctoring Freedom: The Politics of African American Medical Care in Slavery and Emancipation. In AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY HISTORY (Vol. 16, Iss. 3, pp. 362-363). doi:10.1080/14664658.2015.1136467
Shauna Devine, Learning from the Wounded: the rise of American Medical Science (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2014).
Kenny, S. (2015). Shauna Devine, Learning from the Wounded: the rise of American Medical Science (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2014).. (Vol. LXXXI, Iss. 3, pp. 735-736). Southern Historical Association. Retrieved from http://www.uga.edu.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/~sha/
'How black slaves were routinely sold as specimens to ambitious white doctors'
Kenny, S. C. (2015). 'How black slaves were routinely sold as specimens to ambitious white doctors'. [The Conversation]. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Sex, Sickness, and Slavery: Illness in the Antebellum South
Kenny, S. C. (2015). Sex, Sickness, and Slavery: Illness in the Antebellum South. In AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY HISTORY (Vol. 16, Iss. 2, pp. 222-223). doi:10.1080/14664658.2015.1094634
Power, opportunism, racism: human experiments under American Slavery
Kenny, S. (2015). Power, opportunism, racism: human experiments under American Slavery. Endeavour, 39(1), 10-20. doi:10.1016/j.endeavour.2015.02.002
Slavery, Health, and Medicine
Kenny, S. C. (2015). Slavery, Health, and Medicine. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199730414-0256
Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science
Kenny, S. C. (2015). Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science. JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN HISTORY, 81(3), 735-736. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2014
African American Slavery and Disability
Kenny, S. C. (2014). African American Slavery and Disability. In SLAVERY & ABOLITION (Vol. 35, Iss. 2, pp. 375-376). doi:10.1080/0144039X.2014.893687
Journal of Negro History
Kenny, S. C. (2014). Journal of Negro History. In Race and Racism in the United States: an Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic: Volumes 1-4 (Vol. 1-4, pp. v2-648-v2-649).
Tillman, Ben (1847-1918)
Kenny, S. C. (2014). Tillman, Ben (1847-1918). In Race and Racism in the United States: an Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic: Volumes 1-4 (Vol. 1-4, pp. v3-1244-v3-1246).
2013
The Development of Medical Museums in the Antebellum American South: Slave Bodies in Networks of Anatomical Exchange
Kenny, S. C. (2013). The Development of Medical Museums in the Antebellum American South: Slave Bodies in Networks of Anatomical Exchange. BULLETIN OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 87(1), 32-62. doi:10.1353/bhm.2013.0016
'Slavery, southern medicine and the slave hospital regime'
Kenny, S. C. (2013). 'Slavery, southern medicine and the slave hospital regime'. In T. H. Hermes, & J. Reinarz (Eds.), Hospital Life: theory and practice from the medieval to the modern (pp. 237-271). Oxford: Peter Lang.
The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment
Kenny, S. C. (2013). The Anatomy of Blackness: Science and Slavery in an Age of Enlightenment. (pp. 1379). [Internet (free access)]. Institute for Historical Research. Retrieved from http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/1379
2012
'Slaves in Medical Education and Research' (thematic entry); 'James Marion Sims - slave surgeon'; 'Medical Museums in the American South'; 'Slave Hospitals'
Kenny, S. C. (2012). 'Slaves in Medical Education and Research' (thematic entry); 'James Marion Sims - slave surgeon'; 'Medical Museums in the American South'; 'Slave Hospitals'. In J. Thomas, & C. R. Wilson (Eds.), The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 22: Science and Medicine (Vol. 22). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
2011
'Sickness and Chains: the significance of enslaved patients in antebellum Southern infirmaries'
Kenny, S. C. (2011). 'Sickness and Chains: the significance of enslaved patients in antebellum Southern infirmaries'. Medical Historian, 21, 63-91.
2010
"A Dictate of Both Interest and Mercy"? Slave Hospitals in the Antebellum South
Kenny, S. C. (2010). "A Dictate of Both Interest and Mercy"? Slave Hospitals in the Antebellum South. JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES, 65(1), 1-47. doi:10.1093/jhmas/jrp019
2008
New Orleans
Kenny, S. C. (2008). New Orleans. In Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History [3 volumes] (Vol. 3-3, pp. 667-669).
'Stanley Elkins and the Elkins Thesis,' 'Sambo and other slave stereotypes.'
Kenny, S. C. (2008). 'Stanley Elkins and the Elkins Thesis,' 'Sambo and other slave stereotypes.'. In E. E. Baptist (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Slavery in the Americas (pp. 120-125). New York: Facts on File Inc.
'Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment'; 'Ben Tillman'; 'Journal of Negro History'; 'Rosewood (1923)'; 'Madame C.J. Walker'
Kenny, S. C. (2008). 'Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment'; 'Ben Tillman'; 'Journal of Negro History'; 'Rosewood (1923)'; 'Madame C.J. Walker'. In N. Brown, & B. Stentiford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Jim Crow (pp. 240-250). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
Journal of Negro History
Kenny, S. C. (2008). Journal of Negro History. In The Jim Crow Encyclopedia: Volume 1, 2 (Vol. 1, pp. 424-426).
Rosewood (1923)
Kenny, S. C. (2008). Rosewood (1923). In The Jim Crow Encyclopedia: Volume 1, 2 (Vol. 2, pp. 703-705).
Tillman, Ben (1847–1918)
Kenny, S. C. (2008). Tillman, Ben (1847–1918). In The Jim Crow Encyclopedia: Volume 1, 2 (Vol. 2, pp. 783-785).
Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Kenny, S. C. (2008). Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. In The Jim Crow Encyclopedia: Volume 1, 2 (Vol. 2, pp. 793-795).
Walker, Madam C. J. (1867–1919)
Kenny, S. C. (2008). Walker, Madam C. J. (1867–1919). In The Jim Crow Encyclopedia: Volume 1, 2 (Vol. 2, pp. 821-822).
2007
'Brown Fellowship Society' and 'Slavery in South Carolina'
Kenny, S. C. (2007). 'Brown Fellowship Society' and 'Slavery in South Carolina'. In J. P. Rodriguez (Ed.), Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia (pp. 220-222). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
'Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life'
Kenny, S. C. (2007). 'Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life'. (pp. Online). [Internet (free access)]. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://www.americansc.org.uk/
'In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South'
Kenny, S. C. (2007). 'In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South'. (pp. Online). [Internet (free access)]. American Studies Resource Centre. Retrieved from http://www.americansc.org.uk/
'The Irish in New Orleans'
Kenny, S. C. (2007). 'The Irish in New Orleans'. In J. P. Byrne, P. Coleman, & J. King (Eds.), Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (pp. 200-201). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion
Kenny, S. C. (2007). Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion. (pp. Online). [Internet (free access)]. American Studies Resource Centre. Retrieved from http://www.americansc.org.uk/
I can do the child no good': Dr Sims and the enslaved infants of Montgomery, Alabama
Kenny, S. C. (2007). I can do the child no good': Dr Sims and the enslaved infants of Montgomery, Alabama. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20(2), 223-241. doi:10.1093/shm/hkm036
2006
'James Marion Sims', 'Joseph Waring', D.J.C. Cain', 'McCormick County'
Kenny, S. C. (2006). 'James Marion Sims', 'Joseph Waring', D.J.C. Cain', 'McCormick County'. In W. Edgar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of South Carolina History (pp. 1-10). Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
2003
"'A few days' rest between each trial': the relationship between the slave body and the development of professional medicine in the Old South
Kenny, S. C. (2003). "'A few days' rest between each trial': the relationship between the slave body and the development of professional medicine in the Old South. (PhD Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University).
1999
'Against the Spirit of System: The French Impulse in 19th-Century American Medicine'
Kenny, S. C. (1999). 'Against the Spirit of System: The French Impulse in 19th-Century American Medicine'. (Vol. 19, Iss. 3, pp. 549-551). [Paper]. Society for Historians of the Early Republic.
'Mastered by the Clock: Time, Slavery, and Freedom in the American South'
Kenny, S. C. (1999). 'Mastered by the Clock: Time, Slavery, and Freedom in the American South'. (Vol. 33, Iss. 1, pp. 171-172). [Paper]. Cambridge University Press.
'Ploughshares into Swords: Race, Rebellion, and Identity in Gabriel's Virginia, 1730-1810'
Kenny, S. C. (1999). 'Ploughshares into Swords: Race, Rebellion, and Identity in Gabriel's Virginia, 1730-1810'. (Vol. 33, Iss. 3, pp. 566). [Paper]. Cambridge University Press.
'Two Tone Music', 'Middle Distance Running', 'Nicolas Roeg'
Kenny, S. C. (1999). 'Two Tone Music', 'Middle Distance Running', 'Nicolas Roeg'. In P. Childs, & M. Storry (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture (pp. 51-54). London: Routledge.
'W.E.B. DuBois', 'Grits', 'Aunt Jemima'
Kenny, S. C. (1999). 'W.E.B. DuBois', 'Grits', 'Aunt Jemima'. In S. T. Prendergast (Ed.), St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (pp. 765-768). New York: St. James Press.
James Marion Sims and the rise of gynaecological surgery.
Kenny, S. C., Ward, J. L., & Bryan, C. S. (1999). James Marion Sims and the rise of gynaecological surgery.. Journal of medical biography, 7(4), 217-223. doi:10.1177/096777209900700407
1998
'Southern Landscapes: Heaven, Hell and Hospital'
Kenny, S. C. (1998). 'Southern Landscapes: Heaven, Hell and Hospital'. In N. Moody, & J. Hallam (Eds.), Medical fictions: the body, the professions and dis-ease (pp. 261-278). Liverpool: Media, Critical and Creative Arts; Liverpool John Moores University.