As editor of the magazine for 24 years, Du Bois featured articles about biology, evolution, archaeology in Africa and more to refute the rampant scientific racism of the early 20th century.
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Genetic studies show mingling between populations has been the norm throughout human history.
There are some moves towards recognising and redressing archaeology's colonial history.
Modern western science must be stripped of the epistemological and methodological privileges it enjoys.
The belief that ancient Egyptians needed help from supernatural beings to built the Giza pyramids relies, unavoidably, on racism and colonial attitudes.
As an intellectual history of the disciplines of paleontology and paleoanthropology, Kuljan’s book is especially adept at narrating the interwoven connections between science and power.
Alie Fataar exemplifies the type of teacher South Africa sorely requires today if its classrooms are to be used to develop a new generation of critical, engaged students.
A 9,000-year-old skeleton became a high-profile and highly contested case for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. How do we respectfully deal with ancient human remains?
You don't have to be a physician or anatomist to be curious about how bodies work. Exhibits of dead human specimens have been around for quite a while – capitalizing on our fascination with death.
Despite science refuting the existence of different human races, people have used "race" throughout history to divide and denigrate certain people while promoting their claims of superiority.
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor of Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor at the Wits Institute for Social & Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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University of Cape Town
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Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD candidate, Department of Archaeology and Human Evolution Research Institute, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Department of Archaeology and Human Evolution Research Institute, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Officer Khoe and San Studies, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo
