Race: Science's Last Taboo

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary series examines the concept of race through scientific evidence and historical context. It features five episodes that explore how race is understood and why it remains a sensitive topic. The series includes altered images of famous people to prompt thinking about racial perceptions.

educationalthought-provokinginformativestraightforwardsoberprovocativeserious

What happens

Race: Science's Last Taboo is a season of five British television programmes about race, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2009. In promotion of the series, Channel 4 doctored images of famous individuals, such as Margaret Thatcher, The Beatles, Usain Bolt and Barack Obama, to change their racial appearances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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