In this seminar series we discuss the relevance and irrelevance of race as an object and concept of research in order to explore ways to talk about race without naturalizing differences. Scholars from different (inter)disciplinary fields - such as genetics, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, history, political sciences, science and technology studies - are invited to address the issue of race through a paper presentation. The seminar is held every six weeks at the University of Amsterdam. Twice a year a symposium is organised focused on a specific theme.