Program on Science, Technology and Society at HarvardHarvard Kennedy School of Government | Harvard University |
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Science, Identity, and Ethnicity: States and Citizens in Global Knowledge RegimesNadia Abu El-HajBarnard College and Columbia University April 24-25, 2014, 5:00pm-7:00pm, 9:00am-5:00pm AbstractWith recent advances in the biosciences, such as second-generation genomic sequencing, advanced techniques in assisted conception, and the prediction of inheritable diseases, many aspects of individual identities— from ethnicity to genealogy to disease susceptibility— have been problematized. DNA is now being “read” by scientists to articulate a molecular basis for many historical and social phenomena, such as individuals’ membership in ethnic or national groups, as well as renewing older concerns about social control of populations through genetics. But what do these new kinds of genetic readings do for states and their citizens? To what extent have the genetic sciences expanded or circumscribed the ways of authorizing ethnic and national belonging? How has research in population genetics and human biogeography affected legal and political rights to citizenship, and territorial disputes? Are biological sciences, technologies, and society entangled to the point of being co-produced, and if so in what ways? This symposium tackles these questions from a global perspective, with the hope of fostering dialogue across disciplinary divides and geographical regions. See the full program and RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/symposium-science-identity-and-ethnicity-tickets-10861692615 Program on Science, Technology and Society at the Kennedy School of Government; Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Committee on African Studies; Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Department of Anthropology; Department of African and African-American Studies; Department of the History of Science |
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