Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.
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JOSEPH C. MILLER MEMORIAL LECTURE: RECORDINGS

The BCDSS flagship lecture series is recorded weekly and made available online through the BCDSS YouTube channel. The lectures cover a wide range of topics and are delivered by scholars from around the world. The recordings offer a vast and varied collection of inter- and transdisciplinary reference points for communicating the concept of strong asymmetrical dependency to a wider academic audience.

Recordings

Nina Schneider on: Child Labour Opponents and their Campaigns in Global Perspective, 1880s-1930s

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Michael E. Sawyer on: The Door of No Return: What Black Event Theory Is and Why It Begins Here

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Romina Zamora: Slavery and indigenous servitude in the southern Andes, from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth centuries

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Upcoming Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lectures
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Monday Mar 15, 2027
Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Judith Vitale
Hybrid event: On site in ...
04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
How did the lives of women in interwar Japan intersect with the hidden world of opiates? While the state manipulated women into serving as cheap labor, ...
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Monday Nov 09, 2026
Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Katharine Huemoeller
Hybrid event: On site in ...
04:15 PM - 05:45 PM
How did Roman matrons leverage slavery to gain independence? In this lecture, Katharine Huemoeller examines this overlooked dynamic through Terentia, Cicero’s ...