This interdisciplinary conference from 26 to 28 June 2025 will facilitate a multidisciplinar y exploration of slavery and enslavement in all its dimensions.
Slavery (the treatment of humans as chattel) and enslavement throu gh conquest, birth, gender, race, ethnicity, kinship, and exploitatio n of indebtedness have been an intrinsic part of human societies.&nbs p;Slavery and a variety of other forms of exploitation existed in anc ient societies across the world, and in many other states and territo ries. The Transatlantic Slave Trade furnished at least 10 millio n Africans for slavery throughout the Americas.
Controver sial and contested estimates indicate that up to 40 million people wo rldwide are enslaved today. This modern re-emergence of slavery into public view, following legal abolition of the Transatlantic Sla ve Trade over two hundred years ago, is said to be linked to the deep ening interconnectedness of countries in the global economy, overpopu lation, and the economic and other vulnerabilities of individual vict ims and communities.
But should we think of these people as ens laved? And, if so, is slavery an inevitable part of the human conditi on? Like ‘consumers’ of past eras, such as early industrializatio n, are we dependent on the exploitation of others? What does the pers istence and mutations of different forms of exploitation mean in the context of abolition and recognition of universal individual and coll ective human rights? The varieties of contemporary forms of expl oitation appear to be endless.
The format of the Slav ery Past, Present and Future Conference will be plenary. We intend to hold the meetings in person and expect those who register to attend all the sessions to facilitate a genuine cross-fertilization of ideas across identities, disciplines, and subject areas.
DESCRIPTION: Slavery (the treatment of humans as chattel) and enslavem ent through conquest, birth, gender, race, ethnicity, kinship, and ex ploitation of indebtedness have been an intrinsic part of human socie ties. Slavery and a variety of other forms of exploitation exist ed in ancient societies across the world, and in many other states an d territories. The Transatlantic Slave Trade furnished at least 10 million Africans for slavery throughout the Americas. Contro versial and contested estimates indicate that up to 40 million people worldwide are enslaved today. This modern re-emergence of slav ery into public view, following legal abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade over two hundred years ago, is said to be linked to the d eepening interconnectedness of countries in the global economy, overp opulation, and the economic and other vulnerabilities of individual v ictims and communities. But should we think of these people as enslav ed? And, if so, is slavery an inevitable part of the human condition? Like ‘consumers’ of past eras, such as early industrialization, are we dependent on the exploitation of others? What does the persist ence and mutations of different forms of exploitation mean in the con text of abolition and recognition of universal individual and collect ive human rights? The varieties of contemporary forms of exploit ation appear to be endless. The format of the Slavery Past, Present and Future Conference will be plenary. We intend to hold the meetings in person and expect those who register to attend all the s essions to facilitate a genuine cross-fertilization of ideas across i dentities, disciplines, and subject areas. This interdis ciplinary conference from 26 to 28 June 2025 will facilitate a multid isciplinary exploration of slavery and enslavement in all its dimensi ons. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR