Summary
Chapters
Video Info
Dr. Muzammil Quraishi traces the history of the social construction of race and racism. He explains that when natural science classification systems were applied to humanity, white Europeans used them to create a hierarchy of worth. Many colonial abuses were linked to this hierarchy, as are modern stereotypes about different races.
-
Chapter 1: The Origin of the Notion of Race
icon angle down -
Chapter 2: The Discredited "Science of Race"
icon angle down -
Chapter 3: Indentured Labor: a Replacement for Slavery
icon angle down -
Chapter 4: The Martial Races Theory
icon angle down -
Chapter 5: The Criminal Tribes Act
icon angle down -
Chapter 6: Ethnographic Showcases
icon angle down