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Fall 2021
Apr 19, 2024 |
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| FYSE 1587 - Skull Wars |
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*Skull Wars: Sordid True Tales of Rapacity, Revenge, and Racism in the Search for Human Origins*
Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. Richard Leakey and Don Johanson. Lee Berger and Tim White. In this course we will examine how jealousy, competition, and racism drive knowledge production and sabotage in the hunt for human ancestors. We’ll do so by exploring how these personalities, and others, have leveraged the media, from the /New York Times/ to /National Geographic/, to push forward their vision and status in science. Through scientific articles, popular books, and film, we will also explore how settler colonialism and racism have plagued, and continue to plague, the science of paleoanthropology. 3 hrs. Sem
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 2.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Interdisciplinary Division First-Year Seminar Program Department Course Attributes: CW, SOC Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Undergraduate Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: 0-2.99 Credits |
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