German entanglements in transatlantic slavery: An introduction

Decolonizing German theory: an introduction

This special issue is concerned with German theory, which is to say, theory generated in German cultural and linguistic spaces, in the territories claimed by the various German states over time, and among German-speaking emigrants and refugees. ‘Theory’ is defined here to encompass the space shared by philosophy, social theory, and cultural theory*/the theory-space that is most relevant for the...

PicTUres in Bleak HoUses: slavery and THe aesTHeTics of TransaTlanTic reform

in his 1853 chapter " The nature of Gothic, " John ruskin famously aligns different visual styles with different ethical connotations. The crude, unpolished style of Gothic ornament symbolizes a free and autonomous art production, while the perfect symmetry of modern english ornaments signifies the arduous, mechanical labor typical of the victorian factory. While ruskin's essay has stood as the...

Commodification: An Understatement to Slavery

Starting from the 15 century in the Atlantic slave trade, black people have been treated by lighter-skinned counterparts as commodities to be sold and bought. The effects of the trade and the resulting dehumanization can still be seen in subsequent historical events and in today’s society. Analyzing the Haitian Revolution in the late 18 century through literature such as The Grateful Negro by M...

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Slavery driven

Most historians and biologists have come to Darwin through his book, On the Origin of Species. They have been curious about his biological life before this ground-breaking book and how he developed his ideas. They have had rich pickings; Darwin was an affluent middle-class Englishman with powerful connections and he was an enthusiastic correspondent. Adrian Desmond and James Moore have publishe...