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

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.