Atlantic Worlds Workshop

This seminar explores the ties of interdependence between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that created an 'Atlantic world' beginning in the fifteenth century. Major topics include European settlement and colonization of the Americas; cultural exchanges among Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples; the rise of the Atlantic slave trade and the transformative effects slavery had on Atlantic societies; the aspirations of the democratic revolutions of the late eighteenth century; and the abolition of slavery and the limits of emancipation. The course is connected to an ongoing workshop series that will give students the opportunity to regularly interact with prominent visiting scholars who will present their current research. Open to both graduate students and advanced undergraduates.