What we don’t see; The Side Wings of Slavery & Colonialism
Lectures on Slavery in the former Dutch Colonies, and its Aftermath
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Amsterdam
This lecture series brings together different, less exposed themes on Dutch slavery and colonialism. The course intends to educate students about more than the general perception of slavery and colonialism.
Slavery in the former Dutch colonies is often discussed with reference to an overall picture about Trans-Atlantic slavery. The focus of this course is about what we don’t know, but should know about slavery. Why is it that the Dutch East Indies were long neglected when it comes to slavery, while numerically it is comparable with slavery in the Caribbean? How did Africans who were dragged to the New World in slave shackles, still achieved success in their lives? What was the significance of art and cultural expressions like dance in colonial times? Which traces of slavery are still visible in modern socieity? These are all questions that will be adressed.
Starts Thurday 16 November 2017, 19.00-21.00 h., Oudemanhuispoort, room C 0.17. (University of Amsterdam, Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, 1012 CN Amsterdam).
Lecturers
Coordination: Prof. Dr. Michiel van Kempen;
Drs Reggie Baay, Dr Aminata Cairo, Mr Mitchell Esajas, Dr Wayne Modest, Dr Ellen Neslo, Dr Valika Smeulders
Objectives
Students should be able to:
formulate a creative research question opening up posibilities for exploring fields hitherto not really good dealt with.
identify the complex relations between slavery, colonialism and Dutch society and explain how the machinery works by giving clear examples
Contents
Topics that will be discussed include:
Do 16 Nov Reggie Baay – Slavery in the East
Do 23 Nov Aminata Cairo – Dance & slavery
Do 30 Nov Mitchell Esajas – Traces of slavery in the modern Dutch society
Do 7 dec Wayne Modest – Slavery & material culture
Do 14 dec Ellen Neslo – The coloured elite in colonial Suriname 1800-1863
Do 21 dec Valika Smeulders – Slavery; heritage in Ghana & Curaçao
Study materials
A reader of online and printex texts will be available.
Assessment
Assessment will be based on a final paper which will be published on https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/
Schedule
Check Datanose for the exact information.
Costs
Check the website.
Register
UvA-students can register themself from Thursday 15 June 2017 (look for code 5512SLAV3Y in SIS) until a week before the start of the course. If you have any trouble while registering please contact: servicedesk-iis-science@uva.nl
Other parties, such as contract students or students from other institutions, interested can register from 1 June 2017 through the registration form.
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