April 1, 2021
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, The Harvard Gazette published an article entitled "Agassiz’s other daguerreotypes tell a global tale of scientific racism" in which AAAS Professor Alejandro de la Fuente is featured. The article concerns the Zealy daguerreotypes and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology's lesser-known collection of images of indigenous people in Brazil and the Americas. Professor de la Fuente will moderate a free virtual discussion regarding these images today, April 1, 2021 at 4:00pm. Attend the event, Race, Representation, and Agassiz’s Brazilian Fantasy, with advance registration.