TC 357

RACE AND SCIENCE

SPRING 2015
COURSE INFORMATION: Unique #42420
TTh 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, SAC 5.118
COURSE INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Deborah Bolnick

E-mail: deborah.bolnick@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-7532
Office Hours: SAC 4.148, Tuesday 12:30-2:30 pm and by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will examine the scientific study of race. We will explore the ways that race has been
conceptualized over time, and we will evaluate how race is constructed and understood in various
disciplines, including anthropology, biology, psychology, sociology, medicine, and forensics. We will
begin by tracing the history of racial science and scientific racism, considering the origins,
applications, and social impact of race science (especially in connection with European colonialism,
segregation and the civil rights movement in the United States, and the eugenics movement in both
the United States and Nazi Germany). We will then draw on recent scientific research to evaluate
the nature and significance of human biological diversity. As part of this unit, students will gain
hands-on experience analyzing human genetic diversity (including some analyses of their own
DNA). Finally, we will explore a number of recent scientific controversies the use of race in
medical diagnosis and treatment, claims of IQ differences between racial groups, possible racial
differences in athletic aptitude, and the intersection of race, crime, and forensics. In each case, we
will carefully and critically evaluate the scientific evidence, and consider how the data have been
interpreted in scientific journals and by the media.
By the end of this course, students will understand the history of race science and the patterns of
biological variation that exist today. They will also learn to critically evaluate scientific research and
news stories about race and science, and they will develop effective strategies for discussing and
conveying the complex nature of race.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Class Participation (30%). Each student is expected to complete all assigned readings before
class and participate fully in all discussions. To help facilitate class participation and discussion,
each student should bring an approximately page-long bullet-pointed list of questions and
comments on the assigned readings to each class. Students will hand in this list at the end of each
class.
2. Class Note-taking (10%). Each student will be responsible for taking notes on our discussions
during two classes over the course of the semester. The note-taker will be expected to proofread
and expand their notes as needed after class to convey the topics discussed, and then email their
notes to the instructor before the next class day. Dr. Bolnick will distribute this record of the
class discussion to all students.

3. Short Papers (20%). During the first week of the semester, each student will write a 1-2 page
(double-spaced) position statement (5%) describing the students views on race and questions
that she or he hopes to address this semester. This position statement will be due on January 27.
A second 2-page (double-spaced) position statement (5%) describing the students views on race
and the use of racial categories in science will be due on April 30. Each student will also write
one 4-5 page (double-spaced) paper (10%), due on March 10, on a topic distributed three weeks
before the due date. This paper will focus on material covered in class and in the readings;
outside sources are not required. All papers should be submitted electronically via the
Assignments tab on the course website (in Canvas).
4. Research Project (35%). Each student will choose a relevant topic to explore in greater depth
over the course of the semester, producing a 12-15 page (double-spaced) research paper by the
end of this class. A 1-page research proposal and initial bibliography (5%) is due on February 24.
The first 5 pages of the research paper (10%) will be submitted on April 2 for instructor and peer
feedback. Each student will then make revisions and complete their paper. The final 12-15 page
paper (20%) is due on May 5. Detailed instructions for the research project will be handed out at
the beginning of February. All components of the research paper will be submitted electronically
via the Assignments tab on the course website (in Canvas).
5. Research Presentation (5%). Each student will give a 7-8 minute oral presentation on the
subject of their research project on May 5 or 7.
REQUIRED READINGS:
1. PDFs of journal articles and book excerpts will be available through the course website on
Canvas.
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. 2010. Rebecca Skloot. Crown Publishing Group.
COURSE WEBSITE:
Class information, handouts, assignments, grades, and a discussion forum will be available at the
course website on Canvas (http://canvas.utexas.edu). Course updates will also be sent to your
university e-mail account. Please check both regularly.
CLASSROOM POLICIES:
Every student has the right to learn and the responsibility to not deprive others of their right to
learn. In order for you and your fellow students to get the most out of this class, please abide by the
following policies:
(1) Attend all classes and arrive on time whenever possible.
(2) Do not use your cell phone, send emails, visit websites, or play games during class.
(3) No audio or video recording of any presentation or class activity is permitted without our
prior written approval. The materials used in this class including, but not limited to,
handouts, Powerpoint slides, and assignments are copyright protected works. Any
unauthorized copying of class materials is a violation of federal law and may result in
disciplinary actions being taken against you. Sharing class materials without my specific,
written approval may also be a violation of the University's Student Honor Code and an act
of academic dishonesty, which could result in further disciplinary action. This includes,

among other things, uploading class materials to websites for the purpose of sharing those
materials with other current or future students.
(4) Please let me know if you have any problem that is preventing you from performing
satisfactorily in this class.
FEEDBACK POLICY:
I will periodically ask for feedback on your learning, including through anonymous surveys. Its
important for me to know your reaction to what we do in class, so please respond to these surveys
and help me create an effective environment for teaching and learning.
GRADING POLICIES:
If an assignment is turned in late, the assignment grade will be lowered by 10% for each day that the
assignment is late. If a serious issue (i.e. illness, family death, etc.) arises that may prevent you from
attending class or turning in an assignment on time, contact Dr. Bolnick by e-mail or phone as soon
as possible to discuss an assignment extension.
Final letter grades will be assigned using the following scale: A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%),
D (60-69%), F (0-59%). Plus/minus grades will be assigned.
Re-grading Policy: If you believe that an assignment has been graded incorrectly, submit a
written request for a re-grade to Dr. Bolnick within one week of when the graded assignment was
returned. The written request should include an explanation of your position and be attached to the
graded assignment. If you suspect that a simple addition error was made, speak to Dr. Bolnick to
have the error corrected.
Accommodations: Students with disabilities or a chronic illness may request appropriate
academic accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services
for Students with Disabilities at http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd, 512-471-6259 (voice),
or 512-410-6644 (video phone). Please notify me as soon as possible of any accomodations that will
be needed.
Academic Dishonesty: Each student in this course is expected to abide by the University of
Texas Honor Code. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit must be the
student's own work. You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information with other
students, but you should outline and write your papers and position statements by yourself. You can
give or receive consulting help, but one student should never have possession of a copy of all or
part of the work done by someone else (in electronic or paper form). Should copying occur, both
the student who copied work from another student and the student who gave material to be copied
will automatically receive a zero for the assignment. Any cheating or plagiarism will be reported to
the Dean of Students, and the penalty may include failure of the course and University disciplinary
action. For more info, see http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/acint_student.php,
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/acadint_collaboration.php, and
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/learningmodules/plagiarism.

Attendance: I do not formally take attendance, but I am aware of who comes to class and who
does not. Attendance is necessary to earn points for class participation, and consistent attendance
can help raise your grade if you end up with a borderline final grade. Whether or not you come to
class, you are responsible for keeping up with what happens in class.
Religious Holy Days: By UT Austin policy, you should notify the instructor of your pending
absence at least fourteen days prior to the date of observance of a religious holy day. If you must
miss a class or assignment in order to observe a religious holy day, Dr. Bolnick will give you an
opportunity to complete the missed work within a reasonable time after the absence.
BEHAVIOR CONCERNS ADVICE LINE (BCAL):
If you are worried about someone who is acting differently, you may use the Behavior Concerns
Advice Line to discuss by phone your concerns about another individuals behavior. This service is
provided through a partnership among the Office of the Dean of Students, the Counseling and
Mental Health Center (CMHC), the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and The University of
Texas Police Department (UTPD). Call 512-232-5050 or visit http://www.utexas.edu/safety/bcal.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION POLICY:
Occupants of UT buildings are required to evacuate and assemble outside when a fire alarm is
activated or an announcement is made. Emergency evacuation routes and emergency procedures
can be found at: www.utexas.edu/emergency. Please be aware of these evacuation policies: (1)
Familiarize yourself with exits to the classroom and building. The nearest exit may not be the one
you used when you entered the building. (2) If you require assistance to evacuate, inform the
instructor in writing during the first week of class. (3) In the event of an evacuation, follow the
instructors directions. (4) Do not re-enter a building unless youre given instructions by the Austin
Fire Department, the UT Austin Police Department, or the Fire Prevention Services office.

SCHEDULE OF TOPICS, READINGS, AND DUE DATES

Week 1
January 20

Introduction

January 22
The Origins of Racial Science
Required Readings (75 pp total):
Smedley A, Smedley B. 2012. Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview. Fourth
Edition. Westview Press. pp 11-45, 159-188, 213-225.
Week 2
Scientific Racism in the 19th and early 20th Centuries
Position Statement #1 Due
Required Readings (~130 pp total):
* indicates readings divided among students, so each student reads only one (or a portion of one) of these texts
Gould SJ. 1981. American polygeny and craniometry before Darwin: Blacks and Indians as
separate, inferior species. The Mismeasure of Man. New York: WW Norton and Co. pp 30-72.
Baker LD. 1998. Anthropology in American popular culture. From Savage to Negro: Anthropology and
the Construction of Race, 1896-1954. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp 26-80.
*Gobineau A. 1853. The Inequality of the Human Races. London: Jonathan Cape. pp 97-145, 163176.
*Darwin C. 1871. On the races of man. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Chicago:
Encyclopedia Brittanica. pp 342-363.
*Hrdlicka A. 1930. Human races. In: Cowdry EV, editor. Human Biology and Racial Welfare. Paul B.
Hoeber, Inc. pp 156-183.
*Boas F. 1940. Race, Language, and Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp 28-59, 76-81.
*Hooton EA. 1946. Up from the Ape. Revised editor. New York: Macmillan Company. pp 439455, 488-523, 572-661.

January 27

January 29
The American Eugenics Movement and Rassenhygiene in Germany
Required Readings (~46 pp total):
* indicates readings divided among students, so each student reads only one (or a portion of one) of these texts
Allen, GE. 1997. The social and economic origins of genetic determinism: a case history of the
American eugenics movement, 1900-1940 and its lessons for today. (Excerpted) Genetica
99: 78-85.
Tucker WH. 1994. Applying science to society: the eugenics movement in the early twentieth
century. The Science and Politics of Racial Research. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. pp 110133.
*Grant M. 1916. The Passing of the Great Race. New York: Charles Scribners Sons. pp 3-55, 83-94.
*Sinnott EW, Dunn LC. 1925. The problems of eugenics. In: Principles of Genetics: An
Elementary Text, with Problems. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. pp 402-415.

Week 3
February 3 Race and Science after World War II
Required Readings (119 pp total):
Montagu A. 1972. Statement on Race. London: Oxford University Press. pp 1-13, 137-155.
Reardon J. 2005. Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics. Princeton: Princeton
University Press. pp 17-44.
Livingstone FB, Dobzhansky T. 1962. On the non-existence of human races. Current
Anthropology 3: 279-281.
Hulse FS. 1962. Race as an evolutionary episode. American Anthropologist 64: 929-945.
Newman MT. 1963. Geographic and microgeographic races. Current Anthropology 4: 189-207.
(comments at the end are optional reading)
Brace CL. 1964. On the race concept. Current Anthropology 5: 313-320. (comments are optional)
Jackson JP. 2001. In ways unacademical: the reception of Carleton S. Coons The Origin of
Races. Journal of the History of Biology 34: 247-285.
February 5 Race Concepts and Genetics in the Late 20th Century
Required Readings (70 pp total):
Fish JM. 1995. Mixed Blood. Psychology Today Nov/Dec: 55-80.
Reardon J. 2005. Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics. Princeton: Princeton
University Press. pp 45-73, 92-97.
Morning A. 2008. Reconstructing race in science and society: biology textbooks, 1952-2002.
American Journal of Sociology 114: S106-S137.
Week 4
February 10 DNA and the Production of Human Biodiversity
Required Readings (25 pp total):
Mielke JH, Konigsberg LW, Relethford JH. 2006. The genetic basis of human variation.
Human Biological Variation. New York: Oxford University Press. pp 22-46.
.
February 12 Evolution and Human Phenotypic Variation
Required Readings (55 pp total):
Relethford JH. 2001. Evolution and genetic history. Genetics and the Search for Modern Human
Origins. New York: Wiley-Liss. pp 20-29.
Mielke JH, Konigsberg LW, Relethford JH. 2006. Anthropometric variation and pigmentation.
Human Biological Variation. New York: Oxford University Press. pp 251, 264-267, 270-279,
286-295.
Gibbons A. 2014. Shedding light on skin color. Science 346: 934-936.
Von Cramon-Taubadel N, Lycett SJ. 2008. Human cranial variation fits iterative founder effect
model with African origin. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 136: 108-113.
Betti L, Balloux F, Amos W, Hanihara T, Manica A. 2009. Distance from Africa, not climate,
explains within-population phenotypic diversity in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B
276: 809-814.

Week 5
February 17 Human Genetic Diversity and Population History
Required Readings (70 pp total):
Relethford JH. 2003. The palimpsest of the past. Reflections of Our Past. Boulder: Westview Press.
pp 101-122.
Barbujani G, Ghirotto S, Tassi F. 2013. Nine things to remember about human genome diversity.
Tissue Antigens 82: 155-164.
Henn BM, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Feldman MW. 2012. The great human expansion. Proceedings of
the National Academy of the Sciences USA 109: 1775817764.
Campbell MC, Tishkoff SA. 2010. The evolution of human genetic and phenotypic variation in
Africa. Current Biology 20: R166-R173.
Veeramah KR, Novembre J. 2014. Demographic events and evolutionary forces shaping
European genetic diversity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives Biology 6: a008516.
Majumder PP. 2010. The human genetic history of South Asia. Current Biology 20: R184-R187.
Stoneking M, Delfin F. 2010. The human genetic history of East Asia: weaving a complex
tapestry. Current Biology 20: R188-R193.
Ruiz-Linares A. 2014. How genes have illuminated the history of early Americans and Latino
Americans. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives Biology 6: a008557.
February 19 DNA Extraction Lab (SAC 5.168)
No required readings use the time to work on your research proposal!
Week 6
February 24 Human Population Genetic Structure
Research Proposal and Initial Bibliography Due
Required Readings (60 pp total):
Templeton AR. 1998. Human races: a genetic and evolutionary perspective. (Excerpted) American
Anthropologist 100: 632-650.
Rosenberg NA, et al. 2002. Genetic structure of human populations. Science 298: 2381-2385.
Bolnick DA. 2008. Individual ancestry inference and the reification of race as a biological
phenomenon. In: Koenig B, Lee S, Richardson S, eds. Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age. New
Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp 77-85.
Tishkoff SA, et al. 2009. The genetic structure and history of Africans and African Americans.
Science 324: 1035-1044.
Weiss KM, Lambert BW. 2014. What type of person are you? Old-fashioned thinking even in
modern science. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives Biology 6: a021238.
Duster T. 2014. Social diversity in humans: implications and hidden consequences for biological
research. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives Biology 6: a008482.
February 26 Mitochondrial DNA PCR Lab (SAC 5.168); Is Race Genetic?
Required Readings (60 pp total):
Spencer Q. 2014. A radical solution to the race problem. Philosophy of Science 81: 1025-1038.
Shiao JL, Bode T, Beyer A, Selvig D. 2012. The genomic challenge to the social construction of
race. Sociological Theory 30: 67-88.
Morning A. 2014. Does genomics challenge the social construction of race? Sociological Theory
32: 189-207.
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Fujimura JH, Bolnick DA, Rajagopalan R, Kaufman JS, Lewontin RC, Duster T, Ossorio P,
Marks J. 2014. Clines without classes: how to make sense of human variation. Sociological Theory
32: 208-227.
Week 7
March 3
Ancestry, Identity, and Group Membership
Required Film and Readings (77 pp total):
African-American Lives 2, Episode 4 The Past is Another Country (available on YouTube)
Rotimi CN. 2003. Genetic ancestry tracing and the African identity: a double-edged sword?
Developing World Bioethics 3: 151-158.
Nelson, A. 2008. Bio science: genetic genealogy testing and the pursuit of African ancestry. Social
Studies of Science 38: 759-783.
Bryc K, Durand EY, Macpherson JM, Reich D, Mountain JL. 2015. The genetic ancestry of
African Americans, Latinos, and European Americans across the United States. American
Journal of Human Genetics 96: 1-17.
Santos RV, Maio MC. 2004. Race, genomics, identities, and politics in contemporary Brazil.
Critique of Anthropology 24:347-378.
Nash C. 2012. Genome geographies: mapping national ancestry and diversity in human
population genetics. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38: 193-206.
March 5
Commercial Genetic Ancestry Testing and the Biological Race Concept
Required Readings (52 pp total):
Bolnick DA, Fullwiley D, Duster T, Cooper RS, Fujimura JH, Kahn J, Kaufman JS, Marks J,
Morning A, Nelson A, Ossorio P, Reardon J, Reverby SM, TallBear K. 2007. The science and
business of genetic ancestry testing. Science 318:399-400.
Gannett L. 2014. Biogeographical ancestry and race. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and
Biomedical Sciences 47:173-184.
Abu El-Haj N. 2012. The politics of identity, inc. The Genealogical Science: The Search for Jewish
Origins and the Politics of Epistemology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp 141-179.
Week 8
March 10

Genetic Ancestry and Indigenous Citizenship

Short (4-5 pp) Paper Due
Required Readings (145 pp total):
Kent M and Santos RV. 2014. The Charrua are alive: The genetic resurrection of an extinct
indigenous population in southern Brazil. Mestizo Genomics: Race Mixture, Nation, and Science in
Latin America. Duke University Press: 109-133.
Restrepo E, Swartz-Marin, E, Cardenas R. Nation and difference in the genetic imagination onf
Colombia. Mestizo Genomics: Race Mixture, Nation, and Science in Latin America. Duke University
Press: 55-84.
TallBear K. 2013. Racial science, blood, and DNA (Chapter 1) and The DNA-com: selling
ancestry (Chapter 2). Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp 31-103.
Kowal E, Pearson G, Peacock CS, Sarra EJ, Blackwell JM. 2012. Genetic research and Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 9: 419-432.
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Le Malia Kanehe, Esq. 2007. From Kumulipo: I know where I come froman indigenous
Pacific critique of the Genographic Project. In Mead, ATP and Ratuva, S., eds. Pacific Genes &
Life Patents: Pacific Indigenous Experiences & Analysis of the Commodification & Ownership of Life. Call
of the Earth Llamado de la Tierra and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced
Studies: 114-129.
March 12

Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Computer Lab (Location TBA)

Week 9

March 17-19 Spring Break

Week 10
March 24
Race, Disease, and Pharmacogenomics
Required Readings (81 pp total):
Frieden TR. 2011. Foreward: CDC health disparities and inequalities report United States,
2011. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 60
supplement: 1-2.
Roser MA. 2008. How deadly is your zip code? Austin American-Statesman April 13: G3-G4.
Satel S. 2002. I am a racially profiling doctor. New York Times Magazine, May 5.
Bamshad M. 2005. Genetic influences on health: does race matter? JAMA 294: 937-946.
Best LE, Chenault J. 2014. Racial classifications, biomarkers, and the challenges of health
disparities research in the African Diaspora. Journal of Pan African Studies 7: 74-98.
Kahn J. 2008. Exploiting race in drug development: BiDils interim model of pharmacogenomics.
Social Studies of Science 38: 737-758.
Kahn J. 2011. Mandating race: how the USPTO is forcing race into biotech patents. Nature
Biotechnology 29:401-403.
Paradies YC, Montoya MJ, Fullerton SM. 2007. Racialized genetics and the study of complex
diseases: the thrifty genotype revisited. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 50: 203-227.
The Sigma Type 2 Diabetes Consortium. 2014. Sequence variants in SLC16A11 are a common
risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Mexico. Nature 506: 97-101.
Gravlee CC, Non AL, Mulligan CJ. 2009. Genetic ancestry, social classification, and racial
inequalities in blood pressure in southeastern Puerto Rico. PLoS ONE 4(9): e6821.
March 26
Medical Racism (Dr. John Hoberman, Guest Lecturer)
Required Readings (14 pp total):
Reverby SM. 2012. Ethical failures and history lessons: the U.S. Public Health Service research
studies in Tuskegee and Guatemala. Public Health Reviews 34: 1-18.
Week 11
March 31
Race, Sex, and Medicine
Required Readings (317 pp total):
Skloot R. 2010. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Crown Publishing Group.
Hudson KL, Collins FS. 2013. Family matters. Nature 500: 141-142.

April 2

Weathering, Epigenetics, and the Embodiment of Racism

First 5 Pages of Research Paper Due
Required Readings (33 pp total):
Gravlee CC. 2009. How race becomes biology: embodiment of social inequality. American Journal
of Physical Anthropology 139:47-57.
Sullivan S. 2013. Inheriting racist disparities in health: epigenetics and the transgenerational
effects of white racism. Critical Philosophy of Race 1: 190-218.
Week 12

April 7
Race, Crime, and Forensics
Required Readings (87 pp total):
Gould SJ. 1981. The ape in some of us: criminal anthropology. The Mismeasure of Man. New York:
WW Norton and Co. pp 151-172.
Gillett G and Tamatea AJ. 2012. The warrior gene: epigenetic considerations. New Genetics and
Society 31: 41-53.
Byers SN. 2005. Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, Second Edition. Boston: Pearson. pp. 10-11,
158-179.
Stull KE, Kenyhercz MW, LAbb EN. 2014. Ancestry estimation in South Africa using
craniometrics and geometric morphometrics. Forensic Science International 245: 206.e1-206.e7.
Sauer NJ. 1992. Forensic anthropology and the concept of race: if races dont exist, why are
forensic anthropologists so good at identifying them? Social Science and Medicine 34:107-111.
Williams FL, Belcher RL, Armelagos GJ. 2005. Forensic misclassification of ancient Nubian
crania: implications for assumptions about human variation. Current Anthropology 46:340-346.
Smay DB, Armelagos GJ. 2000. Galileo wept: a critical assessment of the use of race in forensic
anthropology. Transforming Anthropology 9:19-29.
Ousley S, Jantz R, Freid D. 2009. Understanding race and human variation: why forensic
anthropologists are good at identifying race. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 139:68-76.
April 9
Forensic Genetics and the Reconstruction of Racial Phenotypes
Required Readings (46 pp total):
Obasogie O. 2013. High-tech, high-risk forensics. The New York Times, July 24.
Kayser M, Schneider PM. 2009. DNA-based prediction of human externally visible characteristics
in forensics: motivations, scientific challenges, and ethical considerations. Forensic Science
International: Genetics 3: 154-161.
Corbin C. 2015. New DNA technique may reveal face of killer in unsolved double-murder. Fox
News, January 14.
Kopec M. 2014. A new use of race: the evidence and ethics of forensic DNA ancestry profiling.
Journal of Applied Philosophy 31: 237-253.
Fullwiley D. 2014. The contemporary synthesis: when politically inclusive genomic science
relies on biological notions of race. Isis 105: 803-814.
Rohlfs RV, Murphy E, Song YS, Slatkin M. 2013. The influence of relatives on the efficiency and
error rate of familial searching. PLoS ONE 8(8): e70495.

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Week 13
April 14
Athletics and Racial Biology
Required Readings (127 pp total):
Hoberman J. 1997. Darwins Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of
Race. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp 151-160, 169-207.
Rada JA, Wulfemeyer KT. 2005. Color coded: racial descriptors in television coverage of
intercollegiate sports. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 49:65-85.
Andersen JL, Schjerling P, Saltin B. 2000. Muscle, genes, and athletic performance. Scientific
American 283:48-55.
Kohn TA, Essen-Gustavsson B, Myburgh KH. 2007. Do skeletal muscle phenotypic
characteristics of Xhosa and Caucasian endurance runners differ when matched for training
and racing distances? Journal of Applied Physiology 103:932-940.
Entine J. 2000. The story behind the amazing success of Black athletes. Run-Down, June 12/14.
Repanich J. 2013. How athletes get great. Outside Online, August 6.
Carrington B. 2010. Race, Sport, and Politics: The Sporting Black Diaspora. pp 1-6, 63-82.
April 16
Early Studies of Race and Intelligence
Required Readings (44 pp total):
Alland A. 2002. Race in Mind: Race, IQ, and Other Racisms. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. pp 79103, 139-157.
Week 14
April 21
Race and Intelligence Studies in the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries
Required Readings (130 pp total):
Alland A. 2002. Race in Mind: Race, IQ, and Other Racisms. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. pp 158178.
Cohen MN. 2002. An anthropologist looks at race and IQ testing. In: Fish JM, editor. Race and
Intelligence: Separating Science from Myth. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp 201-224.
Rushton JP. 2000. Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective. Second Special Abridged
Edition. Port Huron, MI: Charles Darwin Research Institute. pp. 13-26, 47-58, 73-89.
Lieberman L. 2001. How Caucasoids got such big crania and why they shrank: from Morton to
Rushton. Current Anthropology 42:69-95. (comments are optional)
Wicherts JM, Borsboom D, Dolan CV. 2010. Why national IQs do not support evolutionary
theories of intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences 48:91-96.
Lynn R. 2010. Consistency of race differences in intelligence over millenia: a comment on
Wicherts, Borsboom, and Dolan. Personality and Individual Differences 48:100-101.
Kenny C. 2012. Dumb and dumber. Foreign Policy, April 30.
Evans PD, Gilbert SL, Mekel-Bobrow N, Vallender EJ, Anderson JR, Vaez-Azizi LM, Tishkoff
SA, Hudson RR, Lahn BT. 2005. Microcephalin, a gene regulating brain size, continues to
evolve adaptively in humans. Science 309: 1717-1720.
Mekel-Bobrov N, Gilbert SL, Evans PD, Vallender EJ, Anderson JR, Hudson RR, Tishkoff SA,
Lahn BT. 2005. Ongoing adaptive evolution of ASPM, a brain size determinant in Homo
sapiens. Science 309: 1720-1722.
Richardson S. 2011. Race and IQ in the postgenomic age: the microcephaly case. Biosocieties 6:
420-446.

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April 23
Race and Genetics in Public Discourse, Part I
Required Readings (54 pp total):
Wade N. 2014. A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History. pp 1-15, 92-122.
Raff J. 2014. Nicholas Wade and race: building a scientific faade. Violent Metaphors blog, May 21.
Raff J. 2014. Nicholas Wades troublesome approach to scientific critiques. Violent Metaphors blog,
June 2.
Week 15
April 28
Race and Genetics in Public Discourse, Part II
Required Readings (142 pp total):
Wade N. 2014. A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History. pp 123-251.
Gelman A. 2014. The paradox of racism. Slate, May 8.
Johnson EM. 2014. On the origin of white power. Scientific American blog, May 21.
Phillips J. 2014. Troublesome sources: Nicholas Wades embrace of scientific racism. Southern
Poverty Law Center blog, May 28.
Coop G, et al. 2014. Letters: A Troublesome Inheritance. The New York Times Book Review,
August 8.
Wade N. 2014. Response to Letters: A Troublesome Inheritance in the The New York Times
Book Review, August 9.
April 30

Using Race in Scientific Practice

Position Statement #2 Due
Required Readings (36 pp total):
Fullwiley D. 2008. The biologistical construction of race: `admixture' technology and the new
genetic medicine. Social Studies of Science 38: 695-735.
Lee SSJ, Mountain J, Koenig B, Altman R, Brown M, Camarillo A, Cavalli-Sforza L, Cho M,
Eberhardt J, Feldman M, Ford R, Greely H, King R, Markus H, Satz D, Snipp M, Steele C,
Underhill P. 2008. The ethics of characterizing difference: guiding principles on using racial
categories in human genetics. Genome Biology 9:404.
Other readings TBA.
Week 16

May 5

Student Presentations
Final Research Paper Due

May 7

Student Presentations

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