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The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome

With Alondra Nelson, Dean of Social Science and professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University.

This illustrated lecture shows that genetic genealogy is a new tool for addressing old and enduring issues, including grappling with the unfinished business of slavery, establishing ties with African ancestral homelands, and making legal claims for slavery reparations.











When: Thu., Jun. 2, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Where: New York Public Library—Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
476 Fifth Ave. (42nd St. Entrance)
212-340-0863
Price: Free
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With Alondra Nelson, Dean of Social Science and professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University.

This illustrated lecture shows that genetic genealogy is a new tool for addressing old and enduring issues, including grappling with the unfinished business of slavery, establishing ties with African ancestral homelands, and making legal claims for slavery reparations.

Buy tickets/get more info now