STSC3283 - Sciences of Kinship

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Sciences of Kinship
Term
2025C
Subject area
STSC
Section number only
301
Section ID
STSC3283301
Course number integer
3283
Meeting times
T 1:45 PM-4:44 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Zehra Hashmi
Description
What does it mean to say that someone is family? How have humans made sense of our relations to others, both human and animal, past and present? Why have these ties so often been articulated in the idiom of blood? This course will explore the varied contested meanings of “kinship,” specifically through the lens of anthropological theory, the history of science and emergent technologies that all seek to understand the connections between “us” and “others.” We will explore topics such as assisted reproductive technologies, the history of genetics, and the role of kinship theory in shaping understandings of racial and cultural difference. 
Course number only
3283
Use local description
No