AFST 30280 - History of Science and Race

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

The relationship between science and race has been going on a long time and is only getting more confusing. Science has been used in support of racial categorization; science has been used to tear down notions of race-based categories. Biology and anthropology specifically have been used to both support and refute racism. In this class, we will examine the diverse interactions between science and race from the 18th century to the present era of human genomics. We will look both at the scientific study of race and the impact of racial concepts on science, interactions that have given us Nazi medicine, eugenics, the Tuskegee airmen experiments, and modern day pharmaceutical trials in Africa. Throughout, we'll be looking at the personal stories of scientists from minority ethnic groups and questioning the racial demographics of science in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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