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Race, Slavery, Colonialism, & the Making of Capitalism

January 15, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Free

The recent worldwide explosion of Black Lives Matter foregrounded the ways in which systematic anti-Black racism operates in our world. What is the relationship between anti-Black racism, the histories of racial slavery, and colonialism? Is anti-Black racism a product of capitalism? These questions and others will be debated and discussed in the webinar forum Race, Slavery, Colonialism, and Capitalism: Contemporary Views.

Speakers Include:

  • Walter Johnson, Harvard University
  • Pepijn Brandon, International Institute of Social History
  • Jennifer Morgan, New York University
  • Moderator, Anthony Bogues, Brown University

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (USA), the International Institute of Social History (NL), and the Research Center for the Study of Material Culture (NL).

Details

Date:
January 15, 2021
Time:
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_166WXeovQSqv3Iqcq8xVhA

Venue

Virtual Event

Organizer

Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice
Phone
401-863-5099
Email
slaveryjustice@brown.edu