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As a 4-field discipline examining the whole human and human experience, anthropo
As a 4-field discipline examining the whole human and human experience, anthropology addresses race and the fact that Homo Sapiens (us!) are 99.9% genetically similar and the ascription of race to physical attributes (phenotypes) has led to the cultural construction of race that has been used to justify oppression and inequality. We focus this week on biology – human variation and adaptation – that frames the cultural construction of race in America.
OUTCOME:
Analyze contemporary anthropological views on ethnicity and nationalism, economic power and politics, and social characteristics (e.g., family, gender, etc.), as these views pertain to American culture and history.
Key Concepts
Race is not genetically real – what evidence do we have?
Phenotypes
Ancestry
Race is culturally constructed
Required Readings
Ancestry and Human Variation 180 Sp24.pdf
AAA Statement on Race.pdf
Required Videos
Skin Color Is A Human Adaptation (6 minutes)
American Slavery (a viewpoint) by Prof. Mahmoud El-Kati (3 minutes) https://vimeo.com/286047719
Race: Power of an Illusion – The Difference Between Us (57 minutes)
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