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STS.457 Legacies of Scientific Racism: Race, Science, and Technology Today
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Graduate (Spring)
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Examines how race is made, upheld, or challenged through contemporary technoscientific practices. Draws on readings from the social, humanistic, and biological sciences to understand how modern scientific racism works today and debate the potential for an anti-racist science of the future. Topics include biomedical experimentation; DNA forensics and law; genetic ancestry testing and identity; neuroscience and mental health; and algorithms, AI, and robots.
O. Rollins