2 Key questions

In this introduction, you will be guided by the following questions:

1. What do we mean when we talk about ‘race’ in the past?
2. How was the concept of ‘race’ invented?
3. How did ideas of ‘race’ operate in political, social, legal and economic terms?
4. What are the challenges we face in describing ‘race’ in our study of the past?

Please be aware, this course includes descriptions and depictions of violence, slavery and racist language. If you are likely to find this distressing, please consider carefully how you might want to engage with this.