Student Resources

Links Chapter 6

American Anthropological Association Statement on “Race” (1998)
http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/racepp.htm
An official document stating the position of the premier American organization of anthropologists on the question of race

Ethnicity and Race in Anthropology—Franz Boas, Ethnicity, And Contemporary Physical Anthropology: Continuing Tensions, Cultural Fundamentalism And Instrumental Ethnicities
http://science.jrank.org/pages/7673/Ethnicity-Race-in-Anthropology.html
A site summarizing the contributions of Franz Boas and other anthropologists on race and physical anthropology, with links to additional information

Eugenics and Physical Anthropology
http://www.understandingrace.com/history/science/eugenics_physical.html
A project on race from AAA, includes a general discussion plus a glossary, teacher guides, and links for additional information

Race: The Power of an Illusion
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-01.htm
The companion site to the American Public Broadcast System (PBS) program on race

MIT Open Courseware: Race and Science
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-240Spring2004/CourseHome/
Materials for the MIT Open Courseware course on race, with notes and readings

Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives
http://folk.uio.no/geirthe/Ethnicity.html
An extensive discussion of the anthropology of ethnicity, featuring the work of Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Ethnic identity, national identity and intergroup conflict
http://folk.uio.no/geirthe/Identity_politics.html
A chapter written by Thomas Hylland Eriksen on ethnic groups and conflicts, from Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Resolution (Oxford University Press, 2001).

MIT Open Courseware: Ethnic and National Identity
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-226Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
Materials for the MIT Open Courseware course on ethnicity and national identity, including notes and readings.