{"id":33761,"date":"2013-11-02T22:24:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T22:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=33761"},"modified":"2014-02-12T08:07:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T08:07:31","slug":"reading-group-quantifying-bloodlines-dna-family-histories-the-myth-of-purity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=33761","title":{"rendered":"Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Historical Society<\/a>
\nCrossing Borders, Bridging Generations<\/a>
\nOthmer Library
\nSaturdays, 2013-11-16, 2013-12-07 and 2014-01-25; 15:00-18:00 EST (Local Time)
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Quantifying Bloodlines<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a monthly reading group organized by anthropologist and oral historian Jennifer <\/strong>Scott<\/a>. \u00a0Join others interested in exploring the relationship between biology and race, as we discuss three widely acclaimed books. Each work offers different examples of tracing family history\u2014through a surname, through biological cells, through a specific geographic locale, through four generations of women’s lives. Through stories, we will discuss how we segment heritage and explain descent, paying close attention to past and existing ideas of purity, racial and economic privilege, and scientific thinking.<\/p>\n

All sessions meet in the Othmer Library at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n

Sign up for individual sessions for $20, or join us for all three at a discounted price of $45! All sessions are available for a sliding scale fee, and no-one will be turned away for lack of funds.<\/p>\n

What’s Biology Got to Do with It?\u00a0The Social Life of Genetics<\/strong><\/a>
\nNovember 16th, 2013, 3:00 PM
\nReading: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/a><\/em> by Rebecca Skloot
\nGuest Speaker: Sociologist Ann <\/strong>Morning<\/a>, author of\u00a0The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference<\/a><\/em>
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What’s Purity Got to Do with It?\u00a0Searching Family History and Genealogy<\/strong><\/a>
\nDecember 7th, 2013,\u00a03:00 PM
\nReading: The Fiddler on Pantico Run:\u00a0An African Warrior, His White Descendants, A Search for Family<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Joe Mozingo<\/p>\n

What’s History Got to Do with It?\u00a0Evolving Classifications of Race<\/strong><\/a>
\nJanuary 25th, 2014,\u00a03:00 PM
\nReading: Cane River<\/a><\/em> by Lalita Tademy<\/p>\n

Quantifying Bloodlines Reading and Discussion Series is co-sponsored by MixedRaceStudies.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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