Lecture: Christopher Columbus: Heroic Discoverer or Genocidal Invader?
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Location
Zoom Meeting Meeting Zoom ID: 96437850974 Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96437850974
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Ana M. Lopez-Aguilera
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Description
Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Indigenous Studies at BSU, a lecture by Dr. Dan Allosso. Why are statues of Columbus coming down during anti-racist protests? Who was Columbus? Why has he been honored for centuries as the “Discoverer of America”, only to be vilified in recent years as a genocidal imperialist, when neither assessment is accurate? In this talk, we will address these questions. and explore the controversies around the figure of Christopher Columbus.
