91ÑÇÉ« law & society Professor Annie Bunting (LLB '88) and The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples are hosting an international workshop on forced marriage in conflict situations today and tomorrow in Room 305 91ÑÇÉ« Lanes on the Keele campus. Left: Annie Bunting Bringing together historians of slavery and women's human rights […]
Salvador da Bahia, the second most popular tourist destination in Brazil, is a lively, tropical city on the northeast coast with a population of over two million. Musical rhythms from many different cultures can be heard in its bustling marketplaces, amidst the old Portuguese architecture and on its sandy beaches. In Salvador da Bahia it […]
Tracing the various routes of slavery is the goal of Voyages, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, which has records of over 35,000 voyages and is the topic of an upcoming workshop hosted by 91ÑÇɫ’s Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples and the African Economic History journal. “Documenting where people […]
91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor in African history Paul Lovejoy, director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, was chosen over 10 other nominees to receive this year's Distinguished Africanist Research Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin for his dedication, lifetime of service and contributions to the […]
91ÑÇÉ« researchers awarded two of SSHRC’s largest grants to study long-term residential healthcare and global suburbanism Two teams led by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers have received $5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Their multinational research teams, involving multiple universities and community partners in a large-scale collaboration, […]
History is not just about dusty old scrolls, manuscripts and  things of the past – it has real relevancy in today’s world. Just watch the video prepared by 91ÑÇɫ’s Department of History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, which aired recently at a conference in the United States. What makes 91ÑÇɫ’s Department of […]
A series of films, concerts, workshops, artist talks and community events will usher in Black History Month this February, under the title Performing Diaspora 2010: Celebrating Black History Month through Expressive Culture – Afro Diasporic Women in Focus. Produced by 91ÑÇÉ«'s Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, Performing Diaspora 2010 is designed to serve as a catalyst […]
From January 31 to February 5, 2010, the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples will present The International Research Film Festival: Slavery, Memory, Heritage and Contemporary Forms. Funded in part by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the festival addresses issues of slavery in its […]