When "race" was invented, how it has influenced the "scientific thought", ethnicity and archaeology, plus current issues in the public domain.

Resources (selected):

Heng, G. (2018). The invention of race in the European Middle Ages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Hirschman, C. (2004). The Origins and Demise of the Concept of Race. Population and Development Review, 30(3), 385–415.

open access:

"Black Pharaohs?" A lecture by Stuart T. Smith: https://youtu.be/4QK7P0Bdpj0 (It is quite hard to digest from someone outside archaeology - more so because of the delivery rather than lecture's content I think, so I recommend putting subtitles on as you listen to it; also you can just listen to the conclusion 44:38-54:20).

"There's no scientific basis for race": https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-genetics-science-africa/

On Gal Gadot's recent booking (there's plenty): https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gal-gadot-cleopatra-problem

Since we're discussing t h i s topic today, go here:

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

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