Race : the power of an illusion / produced by California Newsreel ; in association with the Independent Television Service ; series creator /executive producer, Larry Adelman ; series co-producer, Jean Cheng.

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This series challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans come divided into a few distinct biological groups. This series is an eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and cultural beliefs...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: California Newsreel (Firm) (Production company)
Independent Television Service (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Pounder, C. C. H. (Narrator)
Herbes-Sommers, Christine (Television producer, Television director, Screenwriter)
Strain, Tracy Heather (Television producer, Television director, Screenwriter)
Smith, Llewellyn (Television producer, Television director, Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Racism > Economic aspects > United States.
Race > Social aspects > United States.
Human genetics > Social aspects.
Eugenics > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 video files, approximately 171 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Variant Title:
Power of an illusion
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
This series challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs: that humans come divided into a few distinct biological groups. This series is an eye-opening tale of how what we assume to be normal, commonsense, even scientific, is actually shaped by our history, social institutions and cultural beliefs. Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race.
Note:Originally produced in 2003.
Call Number:GN269 .R33 2014 Online
Credits:Music, Claudio Ragazzi ; editors, Chuck Scott, Andrea Williams (episode 1), Randall MacLowry, Cob Carlson (episode 2), and Bernice Schneider (episode 3) ; camera, Thomas Fahey (episodes 1 and 3) and Tom Curran, Peter Nelson, Michael Anderson, Richard S. Butler (episode 2).
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: C.C.H. Pounder.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.