Generally speaking, people look different. Throughout history, physical similarities within groups have been a source of community and personal identity. At the same time, they have also been served as the basis for racial formation and categorization. While physical differences are interpreted through social and cultural frameworks, scientific understanding of race and human variation has complicated perspectives of what race is and what it is not.
Despite the certainty with which these historical studies made their pronouncements, race has remained not only a leading concept within a variety of disciplines, but also a continuing object of scientific investigation and argument. It is not hard to find proof of heated debates on the topic among experts from various scientific backgrounds, such as anthropologists, physicians, geneticists, and psychiatrists. The purpose of this research project is to trace the origins of a scientific concept of race and to interrogate its transformations and applications over time. The sources selected will highlight the multiple, and quite ambiguous, definitions of race, gender, sexuality, and human inequality provided by race science; they will also draw attention to the correlation of the concept to the idea of species, linguistic group, nation, and civilization.
Here are the clips shown during the final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM-MVdX7sQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UZS8Wb4S5k&feature=related
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