Cheers Herman
I've been looking for some decent scrimshaw to use with my Ancient
Mariner/Moby Dick scheme of work!
Angela
On 20 Jun 2009, at 09:17, Herman Ross wrote:
> Angela,
> A beautiful piece.
> This piece of scrimshandery is from the turn of the 20th century done
> by a Black whaler on a long voyage from New Bedford to the Pacific and
> back..
>
> --- On Sat, 20/6/09, Angela Allison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Angela Allison <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Wilberforce Institute Short Course: Slavery in All its
> Forms
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, 20 June, 2009, 6:28 AM
>
>
> Arthur's comment reminds me of an ESSENTIAL poem by the Jamaican poet
> James Berry
>
> Confession- James Berry
>
> I had a condition, she said.
> I was born in England, you see.
> Till last week, I was seventeen
> years old. I've never seen
> a Caribbean island, where my parents
> came from. But I was born to know
> black people had nothing. Black people
> couldn't run their own countries,
> couldn't take part in running the world.
> Black people couldn't even run
> a good two-people relationship.
> They couldn't feed themselves, couldn't
> make money, couldn't pass exams
> and couldn't keep the law. And
> black people couldn't get awards
> on television. I asked my mother
> why black people never achieved,
> never explored, always got charity.
> My mother said black people were cursed.
>
> I knew.
> I knew that.
> I knew black people were cursed.
> And I was one.
> All the time I knew I was cursed.
>
> Then going through a book on art
> one night, a painting showed me
> other people in struggle.
> It showed me a different people like that.
> Ragged, barefoot, hungry looking
> they were in struggle.
> I looked up.
> The people needed: other people needed.
> Or needed to remember their struggle.
> Or even just to know
> their need of struggle.
>
> No. Not cursed.
> Black people were not cursed.
>
>
> On 19 Jun 2009, at 13:57, arthur torrington wrote:
>
> >
> > Again, we are invited to hear and discuss African slavery at a
> conference organised by a unique institution, WISE. But, it is
> important in the 21st century to look at other places like China,
> Russia and India where enslavement was endemic and pandemic. The study
> of slavery and emancipation must be broad. Young (and old) people of
> all backgrounds need to know that not only Africans
> were slaves/enslaved, but also other people over the centuries.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> > Subject: Wilberforce Institute Short Course: Slavery in All its
> Forms
> > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:03:29 +0100
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Joel Quirk
> > Sent: 08 May 2009 14:39
> > To: Joel Quirk
> > Subject: Wilberforce Institute Short Course: Slavery in All its Forms
> >
> >
> >
> > Slavery in All its Forms: Historical Practices and Contemporary
> Problems
> >
> >
> >
> > A Three-Day Intensive Course for Postgraduate Students and
> Practitioners
> >
> >
> >
> > Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation,
> Hull, United Kingdom, 21st-23rd, September, 2009
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Slavery is both a core feature of human history and a topic of
> increasing public concern in the contemporary world. This intensive
> short course offers participants a unique opportunity to study both
> historical slave systems and modern forms of slavery in a single
> setting. This interdisciplinary programme has been designed for
> scholars and practitioners who are familiar which some aspects of
> slavery and abolition, but would benefit from further engagement with
> the broader history and modern dimensions of slavery in all its forms.
> >
> >
> >
> > To help support postgraduate students, the Wilberforce Institute has
> also secured funding for ten travel bursaries, which cover UK travel,
> accommodation and course fees. The course also precedes a major
> international conference on ‘Slavery, Migration and Contemporary
> Bondage in Africa’, which will take place between the 23rd-25th of
> September at the Wilberforce Institute. Participants may want to
> consider attending both course and conference. Further details on both
> events are available at http://www.hull.ac.uk/wise.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > About the Wilberforce Institute
> >
> > Since its foundation in 2006, the Wilberforce Institute has
> established itself as a leading voice on questions of slavery, both
> nationally and internationally. The Institute seeks to improve
> knowledge and understanding of both historical slave systems and
> modern forms of slavery, and to inform public policy and political
> activism. Instead of viewing historical and contemporary slavery as
> separate fields of study, the Institute starts with the idea that the
> history and legacies of slavery and abolition can offer an invaluable
> foundation from which to understand and eradicate modern forms of
> human bondage. This integrated approach to past and present is unique.
> The Wilberforce Institute is the only place in the world which can
> offer specialist expertise on both historical slave systems and
> contemporary problems.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Course Structure
> >
> > This intensive course will take place over three days. Over the
> course of ten individual sessions, participants will receive expert
> instruction on various historical slave systems, the legal abolition
> of slavery, modern forms of slavery, methods for studying slavery,
> reparations for slavery, and forms of public commemoration. As part of
> this programme, participants will also undertake a guided tour of
> Wilberforce House, one of the world’s oldest museums dedicated to the
> history of slavery and abolition.
> >
> >
> >
> > 21st of September: Morning
> >
> >
> > • Introduction: Slavery: Past and Present (Joel Quirk,
> Wilberforce Institute and Darshan Vigneswaran, Forced Migration
> Studies Programme, WITS)
> >
> >
> >
> > 21st of September: Afternoon
> >
> >
> > • Transatlantic Slavery (Simon D. Smith, Wilberforce
> Institute)
> > • Slavery in Africa (Paul Lovejoy, the Harriet Tubman
> Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples,
> York University)
> >
> >
> >
> > 22nd of September: Morning
> >
> >
> > • The Legal Abolition of Slavery (David Richardson,
> Wilberforce Institute)
> > • Bonded Labour (Joel Quirk and Gary Craig, Wilberforce
> Institute)
> >
> >
> >
> > 22nd of September: Afternoon
> >
> >
> > • Human Trafficking and the Exploitation of Migrants (Mick
> Wilkinson, Wilberforce Institute)
> > • ‘Classical’ Slavery and Descent Based Discrimination
> (Benedetta Rossi, Centre for the Study of International Slavery,
> University of Liverpool)
> >
> >
> >
> > 23rd of September: Morning
> >
> >
> > • Repairing Historical Wrongs: Slavery and its Legacies
> (Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Department of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier
> University)
> > • Representing Slavery at Wilberforce House (Nicholas J.
> Evans and Douglas Hamilton, Wilberforce Institute)
> >
> >
> >
> > 23rd of September: Afternoon
> >
> >
> > • Research Methods and Contemporary Migration (Darshan
> Vigneswaran)
> >
> >
> >
> > OR
> >
> >
> > • Research Methods and the History of Slavery (Douglas
> Hamilton)
> >
> >
> >
> > Participants will be provided with a selection of readings on each
> of the topics covered in the course. Each session will involve an
> introductory lecture, followed by class participation and
> deliberation. Places on the course are strictly limited. No more than
> 50 places will be made available. In order to keep class sizes as
> small as possible, participants will be divided into two different
> groups. Each morning and afternoon will involve two parallel sessions,
> with one group attending one session, and a second group attending the
> other. At the end of these initial sessions the two groups will then
> switch, ensuring that participants receive instruction in both topics.
> On the final day of the course, participants will also have the choice
> of studying either historical or contemporary research methods.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Instructors
> >
> > Dr Benedetta Rossi is an expert on slavery and migration in Niger,
> and is the recent author of Reconfiguring Slavery: West African
> Trajectories (Liverpool, 2009).
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr Darshan Vigneswaran is an expert on migration in Africa, and is
> the recent author of articles in Political Geography, Development and
> Review of International Studies.
> >
> >
> >
> > Professor David Richardson is a world renowned expert on the history
> of Transatlantic Slavery, and is the recent co-author of Extending the
> Frontiers: Essays on the New Transatlantic Slave Trade Database (Yale,
> 2008).
> >
> > Dr Douglas Hamilton is an expert on history of the eighteenth
> century British Atlantic World, and is the recent co-author of
> Representing Slavery: Art, Artefacts and Archives in the collections
> of the National Maritime Museum (Lund Humphries, 2007).
> >
> > Professor Gary Craig is an expert on social justice and modern
> slavery, and is the recent author of Child Slavery Worldwide (Special
> Issue of Children and Society, 2008).
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr Joel Quirk is an expert on links between historical slave systems
> and contemporary problems, and is the recent author of Unfinished
> Business: A Comparative Survey of Historical and Contemporary Slavery
> (UNESCO, 2008).
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr Mick Wilkinson is an expert on migration and human trafficking in
> the United Kingdom, and is the recent co-author of Contemporary
> Slavery in the United Kingdom (Joseph Rowntree, 2007).
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr Nicholas J. Evans is an expert on migration, diaspora, and
> ‘white’ slavery, and is the recent author of articles in the
> International Journal of Maritime History, Journal of Imperial and
> Commonwealth History, and Journal of Jewish Culture and History..
> >
> >
> >
> > Professor Paul Lovejoy is a world renowned expert on the history of
> slavery in Africa and African diasporas, and is the recent author of
> Slavery, Commerce and Production in West Africa: Slave Society in the
> Sokoto Caliphate (Africa World Press, 2005).
> >
> >
> >
> > Professor Rhoda Howard-Hassmann is an world renowned expert on
> international human rights, and is the recent author of Reparations to
> Africa (Pennsylvania, 2008).
> >
> >
> >
> > Professor Simon D. Smith is an expert on both the history of
> transatlantic slavery and the history of the Caribbean, and is the
> recent author of Slavery, Family, and Gentry Capitalism in the British
> Atlantic: the World of the Lascelles, 1648-1834 (Cambridge, 2006).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Application Procedures
> >
> > The course is open to applicants who have: i) a undergraduate
> degree, and ii) experience working with, or on issues related to,
> historical and/or modern slavery. The Wilberforce Institute encourages
> applications from postgraduate students, interested public servants,
> human rights activists, researchers and policy makers in international
> organisations, independent scholars, and those working in the heritage
> sector.
> >
> >
> >
> > The application form can be downloaded from the Wilberforce
> Institute website at http://www.hull.ac.uk/wise. Applicants should
> also submit a current curriculum vitae. Every effort has been made to
> keep course fees low. The standard fee for the course is £250. The
> concessionary rate for postgraduate students is £150. These fees
> include a daily lunch, tea, coffee and drinks. All applications will
> be reviewed by a selection committee.
> >
> >
> >
> > The final deadline for applications is the 28th of August 2009.
> Since places on the course are strictly limited, applicants are
> encouraged to apply by the end of July in order to ensure a place.
> Completed applications should be submitted via email to
> [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Scholarships for Postgraduate Students
> >
> > Building upon a grant from the Ferens Educational Trust, the
> Wilberforce Institute is offering ten Ferens travel bursaries to help
> postgraduate scholars attend the course. These bursaries are open to
> students currently enrolled in either masters or PhD programmes.
> Successful applicants will receive a train ticket covering their
> travel to and from Hull (within the UK), four nights accommodation,
> and an exception from course fees. To apply for a bursary, students
> must submit a completed application form, a current curriculum vitae,
> and a personal statement outlining how the course relates to their
> research (500 words). These materials should be submitted via email to
> [log in to unmask] by the 19th of June 2009. The bursaries will be
> awarded by mid July. Unsuccessful applicants are likely to be offered
> a place on the course, but will have to register at the concessionary
> rate of £150.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Contact Information
> >
> >
> >
> > Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation,
> >
> > University of Hull, Oriel Chambers , 27 High Street, Hull, HU1
> 1NE, UK
> >
> >
> >
> > Phone 01482 305176 Fax: 01482 305184 Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> > Requests for further information can also be directed to either
> Sarah Carter at [log in to unmask] (admin) or Joel Quirk at
> [log in to unmask] (course content).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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