Study day: “Racism put to the test by science and genetics”

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

Just when we thought the issue of racism had been removed from public debate, it has resurfaced, reactivating ideologies that seemed to belong to the past without any taboos. In this context, it is necessary to recall the law, values, and principles enshrined in the Declaration of Human Rights, which form the foundation of democratic societies. It is also essential to draw on recent scientific research, particularly in the field of genetics, in order to discuss prejudices that we thought we no longer had to combat.
Bringing together lawyers, historians, geneticists, and epistemologists, the study day on March 23, 2018, aims to scientifically examine some of the major questions raised by the idea of race at the heart of racist prejudices. The insights of the invited researchers should fuel the discussion with critical arguments, demonstrating, in light of current research, that racism has no serious scientific basis.

Program

9:30 a.m. – Welcome
10:00 a.m. – Official opening of the day by Philippe Pétel, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier, and Jean-Paul Udave, Special Advisor for the Fight Against Racism and Anti-Semitism.
10:30 a.m. – Lecture by Éric de Mari, Professor of Legal History and Director of UMR 5815 Dynamiques du droit.
11:15 a.m. – Lecture by Michel Raymond, Director of Research at the CNRS and Head of the Human Evolutionary Biology team (ISEM).
1:30 p.m. – Lecture by Luc Berlivet, historian, CNRS research fellow at the Center for Research in Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society (Cermes3).
2:15 p.m. – Round Table
3:15 p.m. – Closing of the day
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