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Kostas Kampourakis, "Ancestry Reimagined: Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities" (Oxford UP, 2023)

New Books in Critical Theory

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The Intersection of Race and Biology: A Social Construct Perspective

This chapter examines the intricate relationship between race and ancestry, highlighting the argument that race is largely a social construct rather than a strict biological category. It emphasizes that while some physical traits may suggest geographic origins, DNA does not independently define race without contextual comparisons.

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