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In recent years, Black History has received increasing public attention in Europe, driven by debates over the renaming of streets and buildings, efforts to uncover colonial entanglements, and initiatives such as Black History Months. New academic research, too, has been published on the history of Black people in Europe, focusing on issues like the impact of slavery and racism, as well as living conditions at aristocratic courts, on ships, in households, and elsewhere. Scholarly debates around questions of resistance and integration, Black communities, as well as the contributions of Black intellectuals have emerged. While these debates tend to be confined to national frameworks, more recent historiography – especially Olivette Otele’s seminal work on «Black Europeans» (2020) – has advanced a transnational perspective. By focusing on various regions in Western Europe, this class seeks to introduce students to the current state of research and, more importantly, to methodological approaches and debates pertaining to the study of Black History prior to 1800. Through a number of structured assignments, students will have the opportunity to conduct their own research and develop their own projects. Additionally, the class will touch upon issues such as public history, academic and non-academic epistemologies, and transnational approaches. |
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