This article examines cinematic remembrances of the Atlantic slave trade through the lens of Paul Robeson-starring British film The Song of Freedom (1936). An exceptional visualization of the horrors of the Middle Passage in transatlantic interwar cinema, the production nevertheless recapitulates an abolitionist visual paradigm characterized by lacunae and distortion. Yet, it also serves as an ...

Two different types of chattel slavery, those permitted by the Christian and Islamic religions, were introduced into Africa but only the Christian slave trade to the Americas has been studied by archaeologists. The much longer duration (over 1000 years) of the Islamic slave trade to Asia and of the Dar el Islam in North and East Africa is at present known only from literary and eyewitness accou...

This article aims to analyse the content of local collective memory regarding slavery in Tismana, place first documentary attestation “Gypsies” Romanian territory as slaves. To construct my theoretical framework, I use theories particularly from field sociology, but also take consideration works history and cultural studies. The research model is a qualitative one – ethnographic, based on theor...

This reflective article was drafted in November 2020. Since this time, the authors have worked with counter-slavery sector to co-develop a refined public health framework address modern slavery (Such et al, 2021). Significant knowledge mobilisation has also occurred range of stakeholders, and Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner encouraged UK Home Office Secretary embed approach within UK’s re...

I identify a prevalent but previously unremarked subgenre within contemporary narratives of slavery: metanarratives slavery. Metanarratives slavery emphasize the cultural perspectives through which has been seen, thus making perception as much focus itself. offer preliminary taxonomy by focusing on three works in formats: Kara Walker’s large-scale sculptural installation Fons Americanus (2019),...