Below is an announcement for a call for participation in the conference, "Slavery: Past, Present and Future" to be held this May in Prague, Czech Republic. I attended the first global meeting last year at Oxford University, UK, and it proved to be a provocative, thoughtful, and engaging gathering. If your work might fit the broad theme of the conference, I recommend you submit an abstract.
The conference, sponsored by interidsciplinary.net, seeks papers concerning the wide range of issues surrounding slavery (broadly defined). The topics include the meaning(s) of slavery, historical and contemporary slavery practices (e.g., the 18th century transatlantic slave trade, contemporary human trafficking) and responses to slavery (e.g., reparations movements, restorative justice, and other responses). While an academic like me benefited greatly from the conference, it is not limited to academics–the conference strives to bring together a broad cross-section of people to bring a diversity of perspectives to the topic.
The organizers are requesting that 300 word abstracts should be sent to both Karen Bravo (kbravo@iupui.edu) and Rob Fisher (slavery2@inter-disciplinary.net). Although the deadline for abstracts is today, December 4, if you are seriously interested in participating if you have other questions, I suggest you contact Professor Bravo immediately.
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