18. May 2022

DIVERSITY: Why Dependency and Slavery Studies Matter DIVERSITY: Why Dependency and Slavery Studies Matter

Diversity Days Poster Exhibition

BCDSS showcases exemplary research by four PhD researchers.

Diversity plays a major role at the BCDSS. It is not only an integral part of the cluster's third mission, assuring that diversity is firmly based in the cluster's administrative and teaching set-up. Equally importantly, the topic of diversity is widely explored through research. To illustrate this, the cluster's diversity working group presented a poster to the Rector of the University of Bonn and further University representatives on the eve of the International Diversity Day (30 May 2022). It showcases various aspects of diversity within dependency and slavery studies, represented by four of our PhD researchers:

Luvena Kopp looks at Spike Lee’s cinematic representation of the legacy of slavery in current U.S. social relations.

Mary Aderonke Afolabi-Adeolu explores slavery in selected narratives of Nineteenth-Century recaptured West Africans.

Giulia Cappucci investigates female slave owners and enslaved women in the Ancient Roman household.

Susana Macías Pascua examines the enduring antagonisms experienced by Spanish "Gitanos" in history.

 

BCDSS Diversity Poster Presentation
BCDSS Diversity Poster Presentation - Cluster Professor Pia Wiegmink and PhD researchers Mary Aderonke Afolabi-Adeolu and Giulia Cappucci © Cécile Jeblawei, BCDSS
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The poster was presented by Cluster Professor Pia Wiegmink and PhD researchers Mary Aderonke Afolabi-Adeolu and Giulia Cappucci, along with further diversity-related projects at Bonn University.

The poster is on display and open to the public at the Bonn University and State Library (ULB) during the month of June.

Research at the BCDSS

At the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) humanities and social science researchers from more than 25 countries explore the phenomenon of slavery and other forms of strong asymmetrical dependencies. Our inclusive approach opens up new perspectives on social dependencies across all time periods, cultural contexts, and geographic locations. 

DIVERSITY: Why Dependency and Slavery Studies Matter
DIVERSITY: Why Dependency and Slavery Studies Matter © Alina Gläser, BCDSS
During the elevator pitch
During the elevator pitch © Cécile Jeblawei, BCDSS
Answering questions
Answering questions © Cécile Jeblawei, BCDSS
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