An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on the Caribbean and its Diaspora, in
association with the Society for Caribbean Studies and The Equiano Project
Friday 5 October 2007 12:30 - 5:00 pm
AV conference room, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
12:30 Registration and Lunch. Arrive early to view the Equiano exhibition
in the Gas Hall.
1:15 Introduction to the Equiano project. Francesca Davies Exhibitions
Assistant.
1:30 ‘Dismantling Slavery: The Apprentice System in the Caribbean.’
Professor Gad Heuman (Warwick University).
2:30 ‘The British West India Lobby and the Defence of the Slave Trade.’
Ian Barrett (Kings College, London).
3:15 Tea and coffee break.
3:30 ‘Remembering “Black Britain”: Historiography and Historical Fiction.’
Dr Dave Gunning (University of Leeds).
4:15 ‘Dictators, National Parks and Conservation: The Politics of the
Environmental in the Dominician Republic since 1492.’ George Holmes
(University of Manchester).
5.00 Seminar closes and dinner (optional).
For further information, to book a place at the seminar and for dinner at a
local restaurant, please contact:
Dr. Sandra Courtman, Institute of Lifelong Learning,
University of Sheffield, 196-198 West Street, Sheffield S1 4ETor via e-mail
at: [log in to unmask]
Birmingham visitor attractions and travel directions to the Museum and Art
Gallery are available at: http://www/birminghamheritage.org.uk/museum.htm
Registration (including lunch) is free. A limited number of bursaries to
cover the costs of travel within the UK are available for postgraduate
students attending this event. To apply, please email Diana Paton
[log in to unmask] stating your topic and giving the name and email
address of your supervisor. We may contact your supervisor to confirm your
status.
Funded by JISLAC and The Equiano Project www.equiano.org
