Case Studies in the History of Slavery and Abolition

With Sara Eriksson, Sarah Zimmerman, and Natalie Joy, three of this year's BCDSS Fellows will present their personal research projects at the Dies Academicus on 15 May 2024.

They will provide interesting insights into their projects and discuss slavery and abolition in different temporal and geographical contexts.

Sara Eriksson: "How to do an Archeology of Slavery: A Case Study from Ancient Greece"

Prof. Dr. Sarah Zimmerman: "Gender, Slavery, and World Heritage on Gorée Island (Senegal)"

Prof. Dr. Natalie Joy: "The Indian’s Cause: Native Americans and the American Antislavery Movement"