How do you teach the evolution of race and racism in world history? From the post-classical era to the Enlightenment and industrial era, Matt and Dave explore the historical construction of race. How did ideas of race evolve in a world-historical context and how was this social construct then used to justify hierarchies? Tune in to find out.
St. Maurice’s statue at the Magdeburg Cathedral
Recommendations:
Dave – Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography by Clifton Crais and Pamela Scully
Matt – The Mismeasure of Man (Revised & Expanded) by Stephen Jay Gould
