African Studies Program Sandwich Seminar
"What is Your DNA Tribe?": Africa, African Diaspora, Genetics, and Genealogy
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
African Diaspora and the Atlantic World Research Circle (ADAWRC). Chris Tucker's ancestors are from Angola, and Oprah is not Zulu as she thought (what is she?). To riff a popular online testing service, what is your own DNA tribe? This panel introduces ADAWRC's year-long seminar devoted to examining the place of the new science of DNA testing in recent African and African diaspora scholarly and popular culture, from studies of the Lemba Jews of Southern Africa to African America.
Cost
Free
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