The EUROTAST fellows will be presenting the findings of their research at the upcoming Genetics/Heritage conference, 23-25 April at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. Deadline for submission has been extended to March 15. To submit a paper or to attend the conference, visit the Genetics/Heritage website. There are some fantastic projects involved and we will…
EUROTAST Experienced Researcher Dr. Temi Odumosu is curating an art show with performances in Copenhagen. The show opens June 6th and features art from: Liliana Angulo Cortés, Florine Demosthene, Jeannette Ehlers, Michelle Eistrup, Sasha Huber, Ayana V Jackson, Luanda Carneiro Jacoel, Patricia Kaersenhout, Ope Lori, Hellen Nabukenya, Eneida Sanches, and Mary Sibande. For more information, visit the website: http://newshelterplan.com/project/possession/…
On the 23rd August 2013, several of the UK’s museums observed the UNESCO International Slavery Remembrance Day, which marks the anniversary of the first successful slave uprising in the western hemisphere, on 23 August in Haiti in 1791. This year the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, compiled a programme of public events that included talks…
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Postdoc Temi Odumosu outlines EUROTAST’s early goals and thematic question for an introductory article on the Critical Investigations into Humantirianism in African (CIHA) blog. The full text is also reproduced here: The Search for African Ancestral Origins Under the Shadow of the Transatlantic Slave Trade By Dr Temi Odumosu Introduction: Identity questions “Who do you…
EUROTAST launched last week at the Institute for Public Understanding of the past (IPUP),University of York, from the 11 to 14 June 2012. The week provided the first opportunity for the whole network to meet one another, and for new fellows to begin their collective training journey, listening to perspectives on the transatlantic slave trade and…