Mathematics, Colonization and Empire
Speaker: Tom Archibald, SFU
Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2021
Location: Online, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, PIMS, University of Victoria
Conference: PIMS-UVic Math Colloquium
Subject: Mathematics
Class: Scientific
Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2021
Location: Online, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, PIMS, University of Victoria
Conference: PIMS-UVic Math Colloquium
Subject: Mathematics
Class: Scientific
Abstract:
Mathematics has been an important tool in various colonizing enterprises; and in the last 2 centuries the colonizing enterprise has often involved teaching mathematics to the new subjects of the imperial or colonial regime. In this rather informal discussion we will look at mathematics and mathematicians as instruments in this process, using examples from various time periods and places.
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