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To read the original conference announcement, see below:
The export of men, women and children from Africa to the America lasted over four hundred years and touched most communities in Africa, directly or indirectly. We now know a great deal about this trade: its gender and age composition, the ways in which individuals and communities responded to the trade, the extent to which…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by representatives of the Charles H. Wright Museum speaking on their
underground railroad projects. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit) is the world’s largest institution dedicated to the African American experience. The
museum provides learning opportunities, exhibitions,…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by Dr. Luce of York University on the subject of colonial expansion and
the use of forced labour within Angola.
Dr. Luce spoke on Tuesday November 30th from 12:00 noon to
1:30pm at 305 York Lanes. We welcome participants to come and learn more about
this intersection of Portuguese expansion and the resistance…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by Nadine Hunt of York University on the subject of the struggles and
interactions in eighteenth century Jamaica between the enslaved and free
populace, and the conclusions one may make from their records.
Hunt spoke on Tuesday November 23rd from 12:00 noon to
1:30pm at 280N York Lanes. We welcome participants…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by Dr. Annie Bunting of York University on the subject of the struggles
within West Africa concerning women in conflict situations.
Dr. Bunting spoke on Tuesday November 16th from 12:00 noon to
1:30pm at 305 York Lanes. We welcome participants to come and learn more about
the shifting role of marriage within…
Jhon Picard Byron analyzed an important aspect of the work of Jean Price-Mars, which is often misappreciated, even though its relevance even today is obvious: those texts where he tries to rethink (rebuild) the Haitian nation.
Indeed, Price-Mars’ approach to national reconstruction is based on the legitimacy of popular culture, especially on his argument for the recognition of voodoo as a…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by Dr. Modesto Amegago of York University on the subject of the West
African drumming and the linguistic applications within that tradition.
We welcome participants to come and learn more about
the traditional role of drumming and the meanings veiled within this activity
through Dr. Modesto’s insights. Everyone…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a
seminar by Katrina Keefer of York University on the subject of the West African
Poro secret society and a case of cannibalism and ritual murder prosecuted in
1913.
Katrina Keefer spoke on Tuesday November 2nd from 12:00 noon to
1:30pm at 280N York Lanes. We welcome participants to come and learn more about
the…
Co-Sponsored by the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies
Since the 1988 centennial celebration of Abolition in Brazil the study of slavery and abolition has moved in new directions that have explored not only the role and voices of the slaves themselves, but also the important place of Brazil in the comparative history of slavery and of the African Diaspora. This conference highlighted…
12/14/2010 – 12/16/2010
12/07/2010
11/30/2010
11/23/2010
11/16/2010
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11/09/2010
11/05/2010 – 11/07/2010
11/02/2010