Jonathan Marks
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Jonathan M. Marks is a biological anthropologist at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
.
Born in 1955, he studied at the Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore
and took graduate degrees in genetics
and anthropology
from the University of Arizona
, completing his doctorate
in 1984. He did post-doctoral research in the genetics department at UC-Davis from 1984-1987, then taught at Yale
for 10 years and Berkeley
for 3, before settling in Charlotte
where he is now a professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
His published works include many scholarly articles and essays. He is an outspoken critic of scientific racism
, and has prominently argued against the idea that "race" is a natural category. In Marks's view, "race" is a negotiation between patterns of biological variation and patterns of perceived difference.
He is also on the Board of Directors of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, Nixon, Nevada
.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
.
Born in 1955, he studied at the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
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and took graduate degrees in genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
and anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, completing his doctorate
Doctorate
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in 1984. He did post-doctoral research in the genetics department at UC-Davis from 1984-1987, then taught at Yale
YALE
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for 10 years and Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
for 3, before settling in Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
where he is now a professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
His published works include many scholarly articles and essays. He is an outspoken critic of scientific racism
Scientific racism
Scientific racism is the use of scientific techniques and hypotheses to sanction the belief in racial superiority or racism.This is not the same as using scientific findings and the scientific method to investigate differences among the humans and argue that there are races...
, and has prominently argued against the idea that "race" is a natural category. In Marks's view, "race" is a negotiation between patterns of biological variation and patterns of perceived difference.
He is also on the Board of Directors of the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, Nixon, Nevada
Nixon, Nevada
Nixon is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, USA. The population was 418 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
Books
- Evolutionary Anthropology (1991, with Edward Staski)
- Human Biodiversity (1995) ISBN 3110148552
- What It Means to be 98% ChimpanzeeChimpanzeeChimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
(2002) ISBN 0520240642 - Why I Am Not a Scientist (2009) ISBN 0520259602
- The Alternative Introduction to Biological Anthropology (2010) ISBN 0195157036