Annie Bunting, Associate Professor of Law & Society, talks about forced marriage at the 2013 Conable Conference in International Studies and Forced Marriage Symposium at the Rochester Institute of Technology: More researchers talking about forced marriage at the Conable Conference can be Continue reading
We are pleased to report the workshop was great success: The programme: Workshop Towards the Angolan Past
at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of African Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, May 1-3, 2013 was well received: The programme: Towards the Angolan Past
Do you need some help organizing your research? Here are some free research tools to help you get started: Mendeley (recently acquired by Elsevier) is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate Continue reading
May 6th to 10th 2013Harriet Tubman InstituteYork University Monday, May 6th, 2013: Opening remarks – Prof. Dr. José C. Curto (York University)PANEL 1 9:30-12:00 Atlantic Connections between Angola and BrazilSilvia H. Lara, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP): “Depois da batalha de Continue reading
On the occasion of the launch of the publication devoted to the teaching of slave trade and slavery, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the President of the Executive Board, Alissandra Cummins marked the event with a presentation of Continue reading
Canadian Association of African Studies Annual Meeting – CAAS 2013 Carleton University, Ottawa: May 1 to 3, 2013 Friday, May 3rd, 9:00am-10:30am Panel III.A.2 – Daily Life in a Slaving Port Town: Marrying, Living and Dying in Benguela Organizer/Organisatrice: Continue reading
Co-Sponsored by the Harriet Tubman Institute, the Rochester Institute of Technology hosts the Conable Conference in International Studies and Forced Marriage Symposium April 4-6, 2013Rochester, New York Over the past several decades, tremendous strides have been made toward ending gender-based Continue reading
A London heritage activist vows to “go medieval on them” if city council allows the demolition of a core property linked to the city’s black history, the Underground Railroad and the American Civil War. “This is the birthplace of the Civil Continue reading
The Institute is named for the spirit of Harriet Tubman, who was a liberator, feminist and humanist. The Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church and the Government of Canada have planned many events over the course of this year to Continue reading
