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Linnaeus, Race and Sex | Day Meeting

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Many of Linnaeus’s contributions to the natural sciences are well-known and rightly celebrated. But a full assessment of his legacy must also include investigation into more uncomfortable areas, too.
This Day Meeting brought together researchers from different disciplines (natural sciences, evolutionary biology, philosophy, history of science and gender studies) to discuss ‘race’ and ‘sex’ in Linnaeus’ work and beyond.
Placing these aspects of Linnaeus’s work in their appropriate scientific and historical contexts, speakers will discuss their influence in the social and cultural context of contemporary debates on the history of the idea of ‘race’ and de-colonial approaches to natural history and on sex and gender in science.
Was Linnaeus a racist? Is he the father of modern scientific racism? Did his ‘sexual system’ shore up a conservative and sexist view of gender relations? The audience is invited to discuss these and other questions with a distinguished panel of speakers: Malin Ah-King, Patricia Fara, Miranda Lowe, Staffan Müller-Wille, Stella Sandford and Josias Tembo.
The Linnean Society works to inform, involve and inspire people of all ages about nature and its wider interactions through our collections, programmes and publications. Founded in 1788, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).
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This Day Meeting brought together researchers from different disciplines (natural sciences, evolutionary biology, philosophy, history of science and gender studies) to discuss ‘race’ and ‘sex’ in Linnaeus’ work and beyond.
Placing these aspects of Linnaeus’s work in their appropriate scientific and historical contexts, speakers will discuss their influence in the social and cultural context of contemporary debates on the history of the idea of ‘race’ and de-colonial approaches to natural history and on sex and gender in science.
Was Linnaeus a racist? Is he the father of modern scientific racism? Did his ‘sexual system’ shore up a conservative and sexist view of gender relations? The audience is invited to discuss these and other questions with a distinguished panel of speakers: Malin Ah-King, Patricia Fara, Miranda Lowe, Staffan Müller-Wille, Stella Sandford and Josias Tembo.
The Linnean Society works to inform, involve and inspire people of all ages about nature and its wider interactions through our collections, programmes and publications. Founded in 1788, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).
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