ONLINE #Slaveryarchive Book Club: A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking

Join the #Slaveryarchive Book Club to discuss the monumental series A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking (Bloomsbury), along with general editor Benjamin Lawrance, and volume editors Grant Parker, David Cohen, Thomas J. MacMaster, Angela Zhang, R.A. Kashanipour, Mariana P. Candido, Emory University, and Henrice Altink.

WHEN: SEPTEMBER 13, 2025, 2:00 PM EST

WHERE: ONLINE, REGISTER at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZN-LG69-QP24xSYZQzCwPQ

With coverage extending from prehistory to the modern day these six highly illustrated, interdisciplinary volumes are the first definitive reference work covering the cultural history of slavery and human trafficking.

Volumes cover:
1. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Ancient World (10,000 BCE – 500 CE)
2. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Pre-Modern Era (500 – 1450)
3. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Encounters (1450 – 1700)
4. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Empire (1700 – 1900)
5. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Global Conflict (1900 – 1945)
6. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Globalization (1945 – present)

Bringing together an international cast of over 60 contributors, each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: definitions and ideologies of slavery and trafficking; slavery, trafficking, and the law; political cultures; coercive laboring economies; social organization, culture, and ritual; gender, enslavement, and trafficking; age, enslavement, and trafficking; and anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, and abolition outcomes. This model supports readers in tracing one theme throughout history, as well as providing them with a thorough overview of each individual period.