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The aim is to investigate the enduring appeal of race and its impacts despite scientific invalidation.

May 25, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Locating and dislodging race as a construct: an ongoing project

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The aim is to investigate the enduring appeal of race and its impacts despite scientific invalidation.
Workshop and seminar convened by HSRC CEO Crain Soudien
Discussion of historical context and counter-narratives in South Africa
Call to acknowledge racism's real impacts
Highlighted the strong psychological appeal of race as a concept
Outlined historical narratives that have shaped perceptions of race
Emphasized the need to dismantle the construct of race to address racism effectively

Abstract

In a recent workshop and seminar, HSRC CEO Crain Soudien challenged social scientists to explore why racism has such traction; why the idea of race, despite its scientific invalidation, remains so ingrained and psychologically appealing. Charting the history of race, and of counter-narratives that emerged in South Africa in the 1930s, Soudien made a plea to acknowledge the very real impacts of racism, while breaking the construct that perpetuates it.

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