Comparative Studies of the Literature of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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The research project Reading Slavery aims to study the literary implications of the transatlantic slave trade, which had a crucial, but often disregarded importance for the cultural development in the nations and regions involved. Through the comparative study of a broad range of literary artefacts related to colonial slavery, the project highlights the reciprocal cultural exchanges between colonies and the colonized world.
The project is funded by the Velux Foundation
2017.11.15 | Publication
Publication of anthology in Danish: Kampen om de danske slaver: Aktuelle perspektiver på kolonihistorien
2017.09.29 | Publication
Special issue of Karib – Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies (www.karib.no)
2017.06.12 | Workshop
Workshop, Paris, October 18-19 2017, Columbia Global Center and EHESS
2017.05.31 | Publication
Literature associated with slavery provokes and often seeks to provoke emotional responses. This has been most widely studied in the context of late 18th and 19th sentimentalism, a key dimension of abolitionist movements. As a first major case of affective politics, slavery paved the way for more recent efforts to not only ‘harness’…
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