The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome by Alondra NelsonCall Number:
Publication Date: Boston: Beacon Press, 2016
In The Social Life of DNA, Alondra Nelson takes us on an unprecedented journey into how the double helix has wound its way into the heart of the most urgent contemporary social issues around race. For over a decade, Nelson has deeply studied this phenomenon. Artfully weaving together keenly observed interactions with root-seekers alongside illuminating historical details and revealing personal narrative, she shows that genetic genealogy is a new tool for addressing old and enduring issues. Prof. Nelson explains how these cutting-edge DNA-based techniques are being used in myriad ways, including grappling with the unfinished business of slavery- to foster reconciliation, to establish ties with African ancestral homelands, to rethink and sometimes alter citizenship, and to make legal claims for slavery reparations specifically based on ancestry.
Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century by 
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome by 
