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9 entries under this heading — Last update Jan 28, 2008
9 entries under this heading — Last update Jan 28, 2008
Research Institutes & Groups
- Related Names
- Heinz, Heinen (director) et al.
- Release
- Mainz, [start page stamped Oct 5, 2006] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz)
- Extent
- 1 page (ca. 329 KiB)
- Last Visit
- Jan 5, 2007.
- Language
- German
- Description
- The Mainz slavery project has now been active for more than half a century. The pages offer a brief description of the project's objectives and current activities as well as a list of publications. – For an assessment of the project, see "Fifty Years of Research on Ancient Slavery: The Mainz Academy Project," by T. E. J. Wiedemann, Slavery and Abolition (2000) 21, no. 3.
- Related Names
- Cottias, Myriam (coordinating researcher/head web editor)
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York University : Harriet Tubman Insitute (Canada)
Hull University : Wilberforce Institute for the Study and Emancipation (U.K.)
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux : Centre d'Etudes d'Afrique Noire (France)
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (France)
Université des Antilles et de la Guyane: Centre de Recherches sur les Pouvoirs Locaux dans la Caraïbe
Université de Paris VII : Sedet
Université Cheik Anta Diop : Département d'histoire (Sénégal) - Release
- Paris, online since Feb 2007 (Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS))
- Extent
- 222 pages (ca. 13.2 MiB) : 15 PDF docs., 2 RTF docs., 10 MS Word docs., 44 illustr.
- Last Visit
- Jan 10, 2008.
- Language
- French
- Includes
- Description
- An international research group (Groupement De Recherche International/GDRI) of the CNRS established in January 2007 as the successor of the Réseau thématique prioritaire (RTP) 'Esclavages.' Dedicated to the study of the institution of slavery in its manifold forms, to the study of the slave trade, and to the study of the cultural, social, and political developments associated with slavery; scope not subject to geographical and chronological limits. The activities of CIRESC comprise (1) research programs, (2) the development of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools, and (3) the distribution of information on slavery via the Internet.
- Related Names
- Davis, David Brion (dir.) / Forbes, Robert (managing dir.)
- Related Inst.
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Yale University
Yale Center for International and Area Studies - Release
- New Haven, Conn., last update May 2003 (Yale University)
- Extent
- 348 pages (ca. 14.2 MiB) : 27 PDF docs., 3 MS Word docs., 71 illustr.
- Last Visit
- Jun 3, 2003.
- Notes
- Includes local search facility.
- Language
- English
- Includes
- Description
- Institute dedicated to the investigation and teaching of the Atlantic slave system. Organizes public events, scholarly conferences, etc.
- Related Names
- Garrido-Hory, Marguerite
- Release
- Besançon, n. d. [2007] (Université de Franche-Comté, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) : Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité (ISTA))
- Extent
- 4 pages
- Last Visit
- Jan 22, 2008.
- Technical Notes
- The web site of GIREA's 2006 conference is no longer online.
- Language
- French
- Includes
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- Description
- GIREA has held annual conferences since 1970. The entrance page provides bibliographic information for a number of the most recent conference proceedings.
- Related Names
- Lovejoy, Paul (dir.)
- Release
- York, Canada, [n. d. (regular updates)] (York University : Dept. of History)
- Extent
- n/a
- Last Visit
- Apr 5, 2004.
- Language
- English
- Includes
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- Graduate Program (ca. 2/3 of dissertations projects listed focus on slavery)
- Studies in the History of the African Diaspora – Documents (SHADD)
- Educational Portal (More than 20 partially annotated links, most of which deal with the history of antislavery, fugitive slaves, and black communities in Canada.)
- Links (incl. extensive section on the Underground Railroad)
- Conference Announcements (Past and Present)
- African Diaspora Forum (maintained by graduate students)
- Description
- Research institute engaged in numerous collaborative initiatives and actively participating in UNESCO's Slave Route Project.
- Related Names
- Geary, Dick (dir.) / Wiedemann, Thomas (founding dir.)
- Release
- Nottingham, last update Jan 2004 (University of Nottingham)
- Extent
- 8 pages (ca. 90 KiB)
- Last Visit
- Jan 20, 2008.
- Language
- English
- Includes
- Description
- Formerly known as 'International Centre for the History of Slavery,' the institute has been renamed after the death of its founder Thomas Wiedemann. It is now dedicated to the study of both historical and contemporary forms of slavery.
- Related Names
- Jacquot, Bernard (Programme Specialist) / Thiel, Marie-Josée (Programme Specialist)
- Release
- Paris, last update Apr 2004 (UNESCO)
- Extent
- n/a
- Last Visit
- Apr 24, 2004.
- Technical Notes
- Part of the new UNESCO portal, which is still under construction. Some internal links not yet functional. – The site replaces an older version at http://www.unesco.org/culture/dialogue/slave/ still online and reported by search engines. — Not covered by the Slave-Studies.net search engine.
- Notes
- Includes news on program activities.
- Language
- English | French | Spanish
- Includes
- Description
- Launched in 1994, this interdisciplinary project pursues two principal objectives: (1) a better understanding of the transatlantic slave trade through research projects with a special focus on intercultural dynamics; and (2) an increased public awareness of the slave trade and its legacy through the development of teaching aids and the promotion of public commemorations of the trade. The scientific committee unites some 40 African, American, and European scholars.
- Related Names
- Herrmann-Otto, Elisabeth (speaker)
- Release
- Trier, last update Sep 2007 (Universität Trier)
- Extent
- 131 pages (ca. 1.8 MiB) : 5 PDF docs., 4 illustr.
- Last Visit
- Jan 20, 2008.
- Technical Notes
- Originally at: http://www.uni-trier.de/uni/fb3/geschichte/gk-sklaverei.
- Language
- German | English (parts only)
- Description
- Interdisciplinary group offering a specialized degree program to 15 doctoral researchers. The group seeks promote comparative research on slavery, serfdom, and forced labor in social history, legal history, the history of ideas, and in literary and language studies. Activities began in May 2002.
- Related Inst.
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Hull City Council
Wilberforce 2007 | Hull - Release
- Hull, Engl., n. d., online since Jul 2006 (University of Hull)
- Extent
- 30 pages (ca. 1.7 MiB) : 17 illustr., 2 PDF docs., 8 MS Word docs.
- Last Visit
- Sep 12, 2006.
- Language
- English
- Includes
- Description
- Mission Statement: "WISE is an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the pursuit of world-class research in the areas of slavery, emancipation, human rights, and social justice, historically and in the contemporary world. It seeks to provide a forum for academic discourse and interaction, to advance academic knowledge and public understanding of historical and contemporary debates, to inform policy change and the campaigns of activists, and to work with others to generate knowledge transfer."
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