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Abolitions in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Worlds, 26 January 2010, Chawton House, Hampshire, UK
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Seminar Date: | 2010-01-26 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-05 |
| Announcement ID: |
173018 |
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Abolitions in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Worlds, 26 January 2010, Chawton House, Hampshire
A half-day workshop hosted in collaboration with History at the School of Humanities, University of Southampton.
Programme
2.30 Welcome and introduction: Dr Stephanie Jones (English, University of Southampton) and Dr Christer Petley (History, University of Southampton)
2.45 'The Royal Navy's anti-slavery cause in the Atlantic Ocean: morality, identity and beliefs': Mary Wills (Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull)
3.15 Response: Professor Miles Ogborn (Geography, Queen Mary, University of London)
3.30 Questions and discussion
4.00 Tea/coffee
4.30 'Anti-slavery and the Royal Navy: British conceptions of slave-trading in the western Indian Ocean, 1860-1890': Lindsay Doulton (Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull)
5.00 Response: Professor Gwyn Campbell (History, and Director of the Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University)
5.15 Questions and discussion
5.45 General and comparative discussion
6.30 Drinks and three-course dinner
Registration
Cost: £5 to attend the workshop OR £40 to attend the workshop + drinks/dinner
Please contact Dr Stephanie Jones to register: s.j.jones@soton.ac.uk
Please register by 16 January 2010.
If you are attending this workshop, you may also be interested in the linked workshop being held the following day (27 January) at Chawton House on: Law and Lawlessness in the Indian Ocean
Getting to Chawton House:
For information about Chawton House and advice on how to get there visit http://www.chawton.org/
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