Genetic Ancestry: Our Stories, Our Pasts

Genetic Ancestry explores the scientific nature, social, historical, and cultural implications of genetic ancestry testing, using examples from popular culture and case studies from the Caribbean to highlight how genetic technology can support or challenge racial thinking and serve as a tool for resistance and social justice.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 120 pages
\n Publication date: 21 October 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Genetic Ancestry delves into the intricate realm of genetic ancestry testing, exploring its scientific foundations and the inherent limitations. This captivating book, co-authored by a genetic anthropologist and a cultural anthropologist, delves into the multifaceted social, historical, and cultural aspects that shape how individuals interpret genetic ancestry data. Through captivating examples from popular cultures across the globe and insightful case studies from the Caribbean, the chapters shed light on how genetic technology can both perpetuate and challenge racial ideologies, serving as a powerful tool for resistance and social justice.

Genetic Ancestry explores the scientific nature and limitations of genetic ancestry testing, examining the social, historical, and cultural dimensions of how people interpret genetic ancestry data. Co-authored by a genetic anthropologist and a cultural anthropologist, the book highlights how genetic technology can perpetuate or challenge racial ideologies, serving as a tool for resistance and social justice.

Through captivating examples from popular cultures across the globe and insightful case studies from the Caribbean, Genetic Ancestry sheds light on how genetic technology can both perpetuate and challenge racial ideologies, serving as a powerful tool for resistance and social justice.

\n Weight: 290g\n
Dimension: 144 x 222 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367026240\n \n