41 min listen
The Invention of Race
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
The idea that race is a social construct comes from the pioneering work of anthropologist Franz Boas. During a time when race-based science and the eugenics movement were becoming mainstream, anthropologist Franz Boas actively sought to prove that race was a social construct, not a biological fact.
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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