Middlebury

HIST0377A-F19

Comparative Slavery

Comparative Slavery in the Americas
In this course we will examine the development and decline of the institution of slavery in the United States between 1619 and 1865 by comparing the institution to slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America (principally Brazil). Themes and topics to be explored include: ecology and slavery, religion and slavery, the international slave trade, nationalisms and race, slave communities, slave resistance, emancipation, and freedom. Readings for the course will range from scholarly monographs to slave narratives.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92347
Subject Code:
HIST
Course Number:
0377
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HIST 0377

All Sections in Fall 2019

Fall 2019

HIST0377A-F19 Lecture (Hart)