AFRAM 498 B: Special Topics in African American Studies

Spring 2023
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Meeting:
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm / AND 010
SLN:
10179
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RACE CAN BRAIN TECHNOLOGIES DETECT RACISM? ARE THERE RACIAL DANGERS LURKING IN OUR ALGORITHMIC CODES AN EVERYDAY GOOGLE SEARCHES? WHAT DO GENETIC ANCESTRY TESTS TELL US ABOU OUR RACE/ETHNICITY? DRAWING UPON AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BODY OF SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND HUMANISTIC LITERATURES THIS COURSE EXPLORES TH CONTINUED WAYS THAT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAN REPRODUCE RACIAL INEQUALITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL BIOTECHNICAL INTERVENTIONS TO HELP HEAL THE SOCIAL WOUNDS FROM SYSTEMATIC PRACTICES OF RACIAL INJUSTICE.
Catalog Description:
Topics in which students and faculty have developed an interest as a result of work done in other classes or as a result of the need to investigate in greater depth Afro-American Studies issues. Topics vary.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 27, 2024 - 3:48 pm