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Acquisition of basic skills for dealing with historic sources and presentations of the Modern Times as well as skills in presenting the newly acquired knowledge orally as well as in writing. Acquisition of basic knowledge and application of relevant methods aiding scientific research.

Scholarship of recent decades has interpreted transatlantic slavery during the modern era as a system that fundamentally impacted the development of various continents and the relationships between them, as well as the lives of millions of people. Slavery existed in one form or another on all continents, but with the close connections between the regions surrounding the Atlantic Ocean, transatlantic slavery differs from other "slaveries" in terms of quantity and quality.

In this proseminar, different facets of transatlantic slavery will be examined. It deals with individual actors, stakeholders and organizations as well as the specific characteristics of slavery in different regions. We will investigate various practices of enslavement, examine the attribution and construction of "race" and the impact of this classification on the organization of societies that were politically, socially and economically dependent on slavery. Moreover, we will discuss the relationship between religion and slavery.

Within the framework of the proseminar, students are required to develop a research question and discuss it both in an oral presentation and in a written paper that complies with academic quality criteria.

Reading and discussion of sources and secondary literature; thematic presentations; 

Regular and active participation; oral presentation; written final paper

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Positive assessment of compulsory module 1. The respective proof ought to be produced until the end of October 2023.

Online registration necessary! Proficiency in English required for reading the literature