FYI - The framing of this discussion by the IL Humanities
Council is extremely relevant as it asks --
"Do the results of this research reduce people to a set of
genetic traits, perpetuate old forms of discrimination, and put certain
populations at risk for further oppression?
How do we ensure that
racial and ethnic groups maintain self-definition and self-control as
genetic science advances?"
Those in the Chicago metro area may attend in person. However, the
series is being videotaped, so this event will also be available after
the event for viewing on-line at the Illinois public affairs network
website: http://www.illinoischannel.org/genetics.htm
--
Alice Furumoto-Dawson, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Associate
University of Chicago
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Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
Institute for Mind & Biology
Chicago, IL 60637
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How Does Race Matter? Genetics and Race
The Illinois Humanities Council presents the eighth program in its
series:
"Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of the Genetics
Revolution."
May 23, 2007 - Wednesday
6 PM - 8 PM
Where:
The DuSable Museum of African American History
Illinois Black Legislators Auditorium, 740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, Illinois
60637-1408
Panelists
- Troy Duster, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at New York
University; Director of the Institute for the History of the Production
of Knowledge; Author, Backdoor
to Eugenics
- Michele Goodwin, JD, LLM, Wicklander Chair and Director,
Health Law Institute; Director, Center for the Study of Race and
Bioethics, DePaul University
- Blase N. Polite, M.D., Instructor, Department of Medicine,
Section of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Chicago
- Harry Porterfield, Feature News Reporter, ABC 7 News
(moderator)
CHICAGO – New research that aims to identify shared genetic markers
challenges some traditional concepts of race and ethnicity and may
reinforce others. Other research raises questions about genetics and
health disparities among different population groups.
Do the results of this research reduce people to a set of
genetic traits, perpetuate old forms of discrimination, and put certain
populations at risk for further oppression? How do we ensure that
racial and ethnic groups maintain self-definition and self-control as
genetic science advances? Join us for a discussion about the
sociological ramifications of genetic testing as it relates to race and
ethnicity.
Attendees will have an opportunity to view the exhibit:
From
Dreams to Determination: The Legacy of Doctors Percy and Anna Julian
<http://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibitions/view/dreams_to_determination/>
from 5 – 6 pm.
Note: This event is free and open to the public, but reservations
are required.
To make reservations or for more information, contact the IHC at
312.422.5580, send an email to [log in to unmask],
or visit www.prairie.org.
This event is presented in partnership with:
the American Medical Association <http://www.ama-assn.org/>,
the Center for the Study of Race,
Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago, <http://csrpc.uchicago.edu/>
Columbia
College Chicago's Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the
Arts and Media,
<http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Inst._for_the_Study_of_Women_and_Gender_in_the_Arts_and_Media/index.php>
the DuSable Museum of African
American History, <http://www.dusablemuseum.org/>
The Historymakers, <http://www.thehistorymakers.com/>
the National Society of Genetic
Counselors, <http://www.nsgc.org/>
and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority <http://www.zphib1920.org/>
Enter the museum through the 57th Street entrance. Wheelchair
Accessible.
If you need a sign interpreter or require other arrangements to fully
participate,
please call 312.422.5580. For parking locations near the facility,
please visit Chicago
Parking Map.com