Events / Talking Biopolitics with Alondra Nelson and Jenny Reardon

Talking Biopolitics with Alondra Nelson and Jenny Reardon

January 23, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Interested in race, genetics and institutional respons(ability)?

On January 23rd, Alondra Nelson and Jenny Reardon, both authors of recent books about genomics and social justice, will engage in conversation about their work. They’ll explore how institutions are responding to histories of racism in which genetics plays a role; the problems of knowledge that living in a genome-oriented world present; and how we can develop new understandings of racism, morality, and genetic justice.

This live webinar is part of Talking Biopolitics 2018, a continuing series by the Center for Genetics and Society, where cutting-edge thinkers talk about the social meanings of human biotechnologies. For updates and background materials, check out the Facebook event page. Join the conversation on Twitter using #TalkingBiopolitics.

More information:
https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/internal-content/talking-biopolitics-alondra-nelson-and-jenny-reardon

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More on Nelson and Reardon’s most recent books:

Nelson’s most recent book, The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome (Beacon Press, 2016), traces how claims about ancestry are marshaled together with genetic analysis in a range of social ventures.

Reardon’s most recent book, The Postgenomic Condition: Ethics, Justice, Knowledge After the Genome (Chicago University Press, Fall 2017), critically examines the decade after the Human Genome Project and the fundamental questions about meaning, value and justice this landmark achievement left in its wake.