Category Archives: S&R News and Posts
Historiens de la Caraïbe
11/05/2014
The 46th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians will take place between 11 and 17 May at the Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane in Martinique. Christer Petley (editor of S&R) will present a paper about the material culture of Jamaican slaveholders.
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Agency of the Enslaved
12/03/2014
Review by Christer Petley of Agency of the Enslaved, a book about slave resistance in Jamaica by Daive Dunkley. Click here
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Scandal of Colonial Rule
30/01/2014
Dr Christer Petley, editor of the Slavery and Revolution website, reviews The Scandal of Colonial Rule, a book by Professor James Epstein of Vanderbilt University about the Caribbean, slavery and the British empire. It is an imaginative and innovative new take on these subjects. Important and unique not just because of its focus on Trinidad (often overlooked in favour […]
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12 Years a Slave on BBC History Extra
30/01/2014
Dr Christer Petley, editor of the Slavery and Revolution website, answers questions on slavery and on the new movie, 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen and based on the narrative of Solomon Northup. Click here for the ’60-second guide’. Northup was a free man born in New York in 1808 who was kidnapped and sold […]
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Improvements to S&R
18/12/2013
Since the site went live over a year ago, several new letter excerpts have been added along with other enhancements and additions. The menu now contains links to information on slavery and on Jamaica, useful to anyone studying (or teaching!) these subjects for the first time.
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