Spring 2023
Meeting:
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm / AND 010
SLN:
10179
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Oliver Rollins
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:
January 2, 2025 - 2:18 pm