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Poskett, James (2021) Racial science. In: Goss, Andrew, (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 9780367221256

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Abstract

This chapter situates the history of racial science within a global history of empire. It covers the growth of Atlantic slavery, the development of colonial and settler societies, as well as the period of anticolonialism and decolonisation. Drawing on examples from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, the focus of the chapter is on the colonial world rather than the metropole. Throughout, I emphasise the agency of colonised and enslaved people in the history of racial science. I also cover a broad range of racial sciences, from anthropology and phrenology through to psychology and statistics. Overall, the chapter makes the case that we need to move beyond the existing intellectual history of race. Instead, the history of scientific racism is best understood as part of the history of particular sites, technologies, and practices. The chapter concludes with a reflection on relationship between science and race in the present, particularly in relation to machine learning and genetic testing.

Item Type: Book Item
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY
ISBN: 9780367221256
Book Title: Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire
Editor: Goss, Andrew
Official Date: 6 July 2021
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6 July 2021Published
2021Issued
Date of first compliant deposit: 14 December 2020
Number of Pages: 456
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: "This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire on 06/07/2021, available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Science-and-Empire/Goss/p/book/9780367221256
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