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Full Source: Record of the proceedings of the First Universal Races Congress, held at the University of London, July 26-29, 1911. Pub. for the executive council

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Full Source: Record of the proceedings of the First Universal Races Congress, held at the University of London, July 26-29, 1911. Pub. for the executive council

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Record of the proceedings of the First Universal Races Congress, held at the University of London, July 26-29, 1911. Pub. for the executive council

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Record of the proceedings of the First Universal Races Congress, held at the University of London, July 26-29, 1911. Pub. for the executive council

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Guiding Questions

1. This is an example of a non-Western proposal to the Universal Races Congress. What kind of assumptions does Principal Seal hold from his perspective of race and science?

2. Why does he propose that no "world-ideas" be dealt with by foreigners of his proposed Professorships of Civilization and Culture as other than curiosities?

3. What does this say about the dialogue about race in the early twentieth century?

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Guiding Questions

1. Spiller promotes the dynamic, historic, and comparative study of race as important to educating literate professionals like teachers, diplomatists, administrators, missionaries, etc. What could be the motivations behind his perspective?

2. How would you reconcile Professor Sergi's point of view about changing the customs of savage tribes, with the humanist goals of the Universal Races Congress to improve race relations?

3. What does this say about debate on racial science in the early twentieth century?

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Guiding Questions

1. What could be the aims of uniting the cultured world using a lingua franca?

2. What then does this imply about the uncultured world?

3. What role might the Press have played in affecting race relations that Professor Tönnies saw needed to change?

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Guiding Questions

1. What are the differences between the proposals of the South African and British representatives?

2. What can you understand from reading Sir MacDonell's opinion on the stewardship of the backward races and Mr Jabavu's goal of uplifting his native people?

3. What does this say about the dialogue on race in the early twentieth century?