Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture : Race, The Power of an Illusion Film
13 Dec 2012
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Hs 1002a - class 12 - tuesday, oct. 16. Questions on film race: the power of an illusion". Today, we will watch 2 excerpts from 2 episodes of the series race: the power of an illusion . The first episode is called the difference between us and examines whether or not there is scientific evidence for what we have come to understand as racial differences. The second episode is called the story we tell and examines the historical and political processes that led to construction of race and racial hierarchies in the united states. There are 3 general questions that you should keep in mind while watching these films, below. The idea of race assumes that simple external differences rooted in biology are linked to more internal complexes such as athletics, music ability ect. We can"t find any genetic markers that are in everybody of a particular race----> no genetic markers that define race.
