Genomics and Philosophy of Race Conference

The “Genomics and Philosophy of Race” conference aims to foster a dialogue about race, and, in particular, about relationships between ideas of race and modern genomics research. Four panels of experts and two keynote speakers will consider scientific, historical, sociological, and philosophical questions: Does contemporary genomics inform and shift our classifications, conceptualizations, and consciousness of race? To what extent is race real? Which inferences, if any, about the body, mind, and culture might race and related concepts (e.g., ancestry and ethnicity) ground? We invite students, researchers, and the public at large to join our conversation.

This event is free and open to the public.
AGENDA & PANELISTS:
Saturday, April 12, 2014 • 10am-6pm

Brief Opening Comments:
William A. Ladusaw, UC Sante Cruz, Humanities Dean
Nathaniel Deutsch, UCSC, IHR Director
Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, PI “Philosophy in a Multicultural Context”

Opening Keynote:
Sarah Richardson, Harvard

Biology Panel:
Bridget Algee-Hewitt, Stanford
John Huelsenbeck, UC Berkeley
Scott Lokey, UCSC
Rasmus Nielsen, UC Berkeley
Noah Rosenberg, Stanford

History Panel:
Nathaniel Deutsch, UCSC
Lisa Gannett, St. Mary’s University
Minghui Hu, UCSC
Carlos López Beltrán, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Paula Moya, Stanford

Sociology Panel:
John Brown Childs, UCSC
Guillermo Delgado-P, UCSC
Hiroshi Fukurai, UCSC
Sandra Harvey, UCSC

Sunday, April 13, 2014 • 9am-12pm

Philosophy Panel:
Josh Glasgow, Sonoma State
James Griesemer, UC Davis
Jonathan Kaplan, Oregon State University
Roberta Millstein, UC Davis
Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC

Closing Keynote:
Quayshawn Spencer, University of San Francisco


This event is presented by the Philosophy in a Multicultural Context Research Cluster, and co-organized by the Institute for Humanities Research and Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther. Generous support provided by UCSC: UC Presidential Chair in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, the UC Center for New Racial Studies, the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Kresge College, Cowell College, College Eight, College Nine, Merrill College, Departments of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Sociology. Additional support from: Center for Computational, Evolutionary, and Human Genomics, Stanford University, and Science and Technology Studies, UC Davis.