2017 International Conference on the Centenary of the Abolition of Indentureship in the British Empire

Call for papers

2017 International Conference on the Centenary of the
Abolition of Indentureship in the British Empire

Senate House, University of London

6­-7 October 2017

Partners

The School of Advanced Study

Royal Holloway University of London

The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference marking the centenary of the abolition of indentureship in the British Empire. The conveners wish to place special emphasis on new research in the field of indentureship studies. Three early career scholars, working on different aspects of the indenture system and its legacies, will deliver the joint keynote address to this conference. In addition, confirmed speakers include Grace Anezia Ali, Ananda Devi, Prof. Heidi Safia Mirza, Dr Nalini Mohabir, Dr Sumita Mukherjee, Dr Atreyee Phukan, Dr Anna Schultz, Prof. Brinsley Samaroo and Prof. Clem Seecharan.

For more information, please see here: http://poco.sas.ac.uk/