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The Schemel Forum World Affairs Seminar- Linneaus’ Legacy-Corrupting Color to Serve Discrimination and Exploitation

Thursday, 03 March, 2022

Why did Hitler have a color-coding system in concentration camps? Why are color names like yellow and red associated with racial slurs? Arguably it started with Swedish botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist Carl Linneaus (1707-1778), who formalized a system of naming organisms still used today. Bowles traces Linneaus’ legacy and its relationship to morally bankrupt views about race and gender through examples found in material culture. 

Kathy Johnson Bowles, Executive Director of the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art

Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 509 • Noon to 1:30 p.m.; remote link will be emailed

Contact:

Alicen Morrison

Phone: 5709416206
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Brennan Hall, Rose Room (509)

320 Madison Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510