Biological Sciences 321RB - Race and Biology
Fall
2017
01
4.00
Renae Brodie
M 01:15PM-04:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
101020
Clapp Laboratory 422
rbrodie@mtholyoke.edu
In this student-centered, discussion-based seminar, we will explore hypotheses about the evolution of human variation and how our ideas about race intersect with new information from the human genome. We will focus on three main themes: genes, geography, and human variation; the misuse of evolutionary biology in the construction of race; and race in the age of the human genome.
Prereq: Any 200-level Biological Sciences course.
Class materials will be drawn from primary scientific literature, books by evolutionary biologists and film. Student learning will be evaluated through writing assignments, presentations, and participation in online and face-to-face discussions.