Maritime Archeology of the Slave Trade: Past and Present Work, and Future Prospects
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2023
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Maritime Archeology of the Slave Trade: Past and Present Work, and Future Prospects," at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
This session will assess the state of the art of, and explore future directions for, maritime archeological scholarship and research on the slave trade by convening researchers whose past, ongoing, and/or prospective work has focused on this theme. Participants are invited to consider the contributions of their work in engaging with the legacies of slavery - how it is embedded in the structure of our modern economies, how our landscapes are shaped, how our social worlds are formed and our relationships are built — increasingly informing the tangible realities of everyday. Participants in this session are encouraged to present on topics critically assessing and engaging with the sub-discipline’s own legacies in order to consider the maritime archeology of the slave trade can be developed as a transformative and decolonizing social practice.
Other Keywords
Archeology •
Slavery •
Shipwrecks •
Research •
Ceramics •
West Africa •
Underwater •
Diving •
Landscape Archaeology •
Heritage Tourism
Geographic Keywords
North America •
PORTUGAL •
Portuguese Republic (Country) •
Portalegre (State / Territory) •
Castelo Branco (State / Territory) •
Braganca (State / Territory) •
Guarda (State / Territory) •
Vila Real (State / Territory) •
Braga (State / Territory) •
Beja (State / Territory)
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Engaging the Present by Uncovering the Past – Underwater Survey and the Legacy of Enslavement, Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (2023)