Landscapes of Whiteness: Visions of Nature from the 1830s – 1930s
Join us to unravel the long history of environmentalism, colonialism, and race.Landscapes of Whiteness: Colonialism, Exclusion, and Visions of Nature from the 1830s – 1930s Thursday, August 19, 7:00 - 8:30pmPresented by Elaine Ayers, PhD, faculty member, Program in Museum Studies at NYUWhat does moss collecting have to do with the expansion of plantation agriculture? How did the founding of Yellowstone National Park contribute to theories of racial extermination and degeneration? How have museums, botanical …
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