Biological Anthropology is a sub-field of Anthropology that focuses on the biological and evolutionary study of humans through time and space. While the sub-field is comprised of many disciplines (e.g., primatology, molecular anthropology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, paleoanthropology, etc.), this course focuses broadly on the history and formation of the field and the current reckoning of the field with past research steeped in racism, colonialism, and ethnocentrism. We will explore how early biological anthropologists understood and classified “racial” difference and discuss how and why these effects are felt in the field today. The course is divided into three parts: Historical Foundations, Current Perspectives, and Future Directions.