Christopher Columbus: Heroic Discoverer or Genocidal Invader?
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Sept. 29, 3-4 p.m.
Location
Zoom: Meeting Zoom ID: 96437850974 Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96437850974
Fees/Admission
Free
Website
https://calendar.bemidjistate.edu/languages-indigenous-studies/view/event/date/20200929/event_id/140
Contact Information
Ana M. López-Aguilera, Ph.D.
ana.lopezaguilera@bemidjistate.edu
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Languages and Indigenous Studies Bemidji State University
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Description
Hispanic/Latinx Month 2020 Lecture by Dr. Dan Allosso, Assistant Professor of History. 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.
