Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics by Jenny Reard

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Race to the Finish by Jenny Reardon Argues that the long abeyance of the Diversity Project points to larger, fundamental questions about how to understand knowledge, democracy, and racism in an age when expert claims about genomes increasingly shape the possibilities for being human. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated indigenous populations." Their initiative, which became known as the Human Genome Diversity Project, generated early enthusiasm from those who believed it would enable huge advances in our understanding of human evolution. However, vocal criticism soon emerged. Physical anthropologists accused Project organizers of reimporting racist categories into science. Indigenous-rights leaders saw a "Vampire Project" that sought the blood of indigenous people but not their well-being. More than a decade later, the effort is barely off the ground. How did an initiative whose leaders included some of biologys most respected, socially conscious scientists become so stigmatized? How did these model citizen-scientists come to be viewed as potential racists, even vampires?This book argues that the long abeyance of the Diversity Project points to larger, fundamental questions about how to understand knowledge, democracy, and racism in an age when expert claims about genomes increasingly shape the possibilities for being human.Jenny Reardon demonstrates that far from being innocent tools for fighting racism, scientific ideas and practices embed consequential social and political decisions about who can define race, racism, and democracy, and for what ends. She calls for the adoption of novel conceptual tools that do not oppose science and power, truth and racist ideologies, but rather draw into focus their mutual constitution. Notes In this gracefully written, subtle, and thorough account of a failed scientific endeavor, Jenny Reardon effectively accomplishes several important goals. First, she tells a fascinating story of how a well-intentioned scientific effort to explore the diversity of the human species foundered on the shoals of controversy that sprung in part from the fundamental inability of scientists to apprehend the sociopolitical world in which their efforts were situated. Second, she illuminates her analysis with a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the simultaneous co-production of social order and natural order. Third, Reardon is at the cutting edge of new work on race and science that seeks to understand the complex role of new sciences such as genetics in the remaking of racial classifications, identities, and politics. She does all this with impressive clarity, never losing sight of the appeal of the story itself. -- Steven Epstein, University of California, San Diego, author of "Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge" This book ranks as the seminal history of the Human Genome Diversity Project. Jenny Reardon tells an entertaining and enlightening story of the very social and political field of human diversity research. -- Alan H. Goodman, President-Elect, American Anthropological Association, editor of "Genetic Nature/Culture" Back Cover "In this gracefully written, subtle, and thorough account of a failed scientific endeavor, Jenny Reardon effectively accomplishes several important goals. First, she tells a fascinating story of how a well-intentioned scientific effort to explore the diversity of the human species foundered on the shoals of controversy that sprung in part from the fundamental inability of scientists to apprehend the sociopolitical world in which their efforts were situated. Second, she illuminates her analysis with a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the simultaneous co-production of social order and natural order. Third, Reardon is at the cutting edge of new work on race and science that seeks to understand the complex role of new sciences such as genetics in the remaking of racial classifications, identities, and politics. She does all this with impressive clarity, never losing sight of the appeal of the story itself." --Steven Epstein, University of California, San Diego, author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge "This book ranks as the seminal history of the Human Genome Diversity Project. Jenny Reardon tells an entertaining and enlightening story of the very social and political field of human diversity research." --Alan H. Goodman, President-Elect, American Anthropological Association, editor of Genetic Nature/Culture Author Biography Jenny Reardon is Assistant Research Professor of Womens Studies and Institute of Genome Sciences and Policy Scholar at Duke University.. Table of Contents *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Chapter 1. Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 2. Post-World War II Expert Discourses on Race, pg. 17*Chapter 3. In the Legacy of Darwin, pg. 45*Chapter 4. Diversity Meets Anthropology, pg. 74*Chapter 5. Group Consent and the Informed, Volitional Subject, pg. 98*Chapter 6. Discourses of Participation, pg. 126*Chapter 7. Conclusion, pg. 157*Appendix A. Methodological Appendix, pg. 169*Appendix B. Code for Interviews, pg. 173*Appendix C. Human Genome Diversity Project Time Line, pg. 175*Notes, pg. 179*Bibliography, pg. 211*Index, pg. 229 Review "In science and medicine the category of race has not merely survived, it has flourished. In this post-human genome era, it serves as an essential organizing concept for research and presentation of data. How race managed to overcome its past, why it continues to be used, and what the implications are for both science and society, are the subjects of Jenny Reardons smart, informative, and aptly titled book."--David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman, The New Republic "Reardon has written a valuable book ... Although Reardon does not provide the story of the HGDP, she offers a useful story of the problems that effort faced."--Henry T. Greely, Science Promotional In this gracefully written, subtle, and thorough account of a failed scientific endeavor, Jenny Reardon effectively accomplishes several important goals. First, she tells a fascinating story of how a well-intentioned scientific effort to explore the diversity of the human species foundered on the shoals of controversy that sprung in part from the fundamental inability of scientists to apprehend the sociopolitical world in which their efforts were situated. Second, she illuminates her analysis with a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the simultaneous co-production of social order and na Long Description In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated indigenous populations." Their initiative, which became known as the Human Genome Diversity Project, generated early enthusiasm from those who believed it would enable huge advances in our understanding of human evolution. However, vocal criticism soon emerged. Physical anthropologists accused Project organizers of reimporting racist categories into science. Indigenous-rights leaders saw a "Vampire Project" that sought the blood of indigenous people but not their well-being. More than a decade later, the effort is barely off the ground. How did an initiative whose leaders included some of biologys most respected, socially conscious scientists become so stigmatized? How did these model citizen-scientists come to be viewed as potential racists, even vampires?This book argues that the long abeyance of the Diversity Project points to larger, fundamental questions about how to understand knowledge, democracy, and racism in an age when expert claims about genomes increasingly shape the possibilities for being human.Jenny Reardon demonstrates that far from being innocent tools for fighting racism, scientific ideas and practices embed consequential social and political decisions about who can define race, racism, and democracy, and for what ends. She calls for the adoption of novel conceptual tools that do not oppose science and power, truth and racist ideologies, but rather draw into focus their mutual constitution. Review Quote Reardon has written a valuable book . . . Although Reardon does not provide the story of the HGDP, she offers a useful story of the problems that effort faced. -- Henry T. Greely, Science Details ISBN0691118574 Author Jenny Reardon Short Title RACE TO THE FINISH Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691118574 ISBN-13 9780691118574 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Residence US Birth 1972 Illustrations black & white illustrations Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780691118574 UK Release Date 2004-12-12 NZ Release Date 2004-12-12 US Release Date 2004-12-12 Pages 256 Series In-Formation Publication Date 2004-12-12 Alternative 9780691118567 DEWEY 303.483 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2005-02-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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