Study day "Racism put to the test by science and genetics".

As part of the National Week for Combating Racism and Anti-Semitism
Friday, March 23, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Faculty of Law and Political Science, Amphi C

Just when we thought the issue of racism had disappeared from public debate, it resurfaces, reactivating ideologies that seemed to belong to the past. Against this backdrop, we need to recall the law, and the values and principles enshrined in the Declaration of Human Rights, which are the foundation of democratic societies. It is also essential to draw on recent scientific research, particularly in the field of genetics, to discuss prejudices that we thought we no longer had to fight.
Bringing together jurists, historians, geneticists and epistemologists, the March 23, 2018 study day aims to scientifically question some of the major issues raised by the idea of race at the heart of racist prejudice. The insights provided by the invited researchers should provide food for thought through critical argumentation, leading to the demonstration, in the light of current research, that racism has no serious scientific basis.

Program

9:30 am - Welcome
10:00 am - Official opening by Philippe Pétel, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Philippe Augé, President of the UM, and Jean-Paul Udave, French representative for the fight against racism and anti-Semitism.
10:30 am - Lecture by Éric de Mari, professor of legal history, director of UMR 5815 Dynamiques du droit.
11:15 a.m. - Lecture by Michel Raymond, CNRS research director, head of the Human Evolutionary Biology team (ISEM).
1:30 pm - Lecture by Luc Berlivet, historian, CNRS research fellow at the Centre de recherche médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société (Cermes3).
2:15 pm - Round Table
3:15 pm - End of day
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