Abstract
Abstract As a biological anthropologist, I discuss controversial issues such as race, gender, and anti-scientism with my students. In the light of the 2016 presidential election and the documented upswing of racist attacks at campuses and in everyday life, I tackle the issue of teaching about race in the upcoming academic year. Biological anthropologists should be at the forefront of helping students understand what race is (and is not) and how racism works since we have a complex view of both its biological and cultural character. In this essay, I argue that we acknowledge to ourselves and to our students that this subject can be fraught, and guidelines for discussion should be in place to promote effective learning. Because the anthropological perspective takes a holistic view of humanity, intertwining policy and politics with what we teach in the biological anthropology classroom has to be part of our job descriptions.
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