CARBONDALE — An exhibition in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library that starts on Monday, Aug. 18, will explore the early decades of anthropology.

“A Study of Man: The Growing Pains of 19th and 20th Century Anthropology,” in the library’s Hall of Presidents and Chancellors, will examine the development of anthropology and the academic study of humanity, including “the growing pains and ‘bad science’ involved in the development of the field.” The exhibition will also look at “the intersection of genuine scientific inquiry on one hand and the ways it was often used as a tool of racism and colonialism on the other,” said Percy Rottinghaus, a special collections research specialist with the library.

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