2013 Fall Semester Theme: The Meanings of Race

This theme will investigate the meanings of race throughout modern history and across cultures.  Speakers will examine the ways in which science, law, the state, literature, art, music, and popular culture have constructed and reconstructed racial categories. They will simultaneously inquire into the past and present effects of racialization on distributions of social, political, and economic power in the United States and elsewhere.

Events Related to Theme:

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Stern Center, Great Room, 7 p.m.
Absolute Apology, Absolute Forgiveness
David Eng, professor, University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Stern Center, Great Room, 7 p.m.
African Genomic Variation
Sarah Tishkoff, professor, University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Stern Center, Great Room, 7 p.m.
The Anti-Racist Democratic Genome?
Jenny Reardon, director, Science & Justice Research Center, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Stern Center, Great Room, 7 p.m.
The Dark Matter: Race and Racism
Howard Winant, professor, University of California, Santa Barbara