Call for Papers: Two Days of Canada, March 2026 (submission deadline: Jan. 16)
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Call for Papers: Conference on Islam, politics, and slavery, July 2027
Conference
Enslaved Muslims and Muslim Enslavers: Islam, Politics and Slavery
6-7 July 2027
Organizers:
Stephan Conermann, Spokesperson and Principal Investigator, Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn, Germany
Behnaz Mirzai, Professor of Middle Eastern History, Brock University, Canada
A two-day multidisciplinary conference titled “Enslaved Muslims and Muslim Enslavers: Islam, Politics and Slavery” will be held on July 6–7, 2027 at Brock University in collaboration with Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn, Germany. The conference will explore the impact of political Islam on the enslavement of various ethnic groups from the medieval to the modern period. Furthermore, it examines the enslavement of Muslims who were taken to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade.
The conference will bring together scholars to address topics related to slavery and Islam in the context of comparative studies. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of the political, social, religious and historical dimensions of the ‘Islamic factor’ within the slave trade with the aim of revealing its complexity. This conference offers an inter-disciplinary framework that transcends regional studies of slavery by including the Americas, Africa and the Middle East and beyond.
Proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee. Presented papers will be published in a special issue of an academic journal or edited volume.
Please submit a proposal (350 words) and a brief CV with relevant publications to Dr. Behnaz Mirzai: [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2026.
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Latin America and the Caribbean on the World Stage BA Honours Symposium- November 26
Join us to explore together Latin American and Caribbean contributions in the fields of science, technology, medicine, economics, spirituality, ritual, literature, and the arts to the world.
Come out and hear about student experience and talk research with researchers-in-training.
When: Wednesday, November 26 at 3:30 – 7:00pm
Where: GLN A 201
Organizer: Prof. Suescun Pozas
Presenters: Students in HIST 4P26All are welcome!
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BUHS Movie Night, Nov. 19: Jojo Rabbit
Join the Brock University Historical Society for a showing of Jojo Rabbit on Wednesday, November 19, from 7-9 p.m. in Thistle 257. Pizza, snacks, and drinks will be provided.
To RSVP, visit the ExperienceBU page here.
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History Speaker Series: Dr. Steve McClellan on conservation and colonialism, Oct. 30
Please join us for a talk by Dr. Steve McClellan, currently teaching in the Department of History.
For more information about Dr. McClellan’s research, see his website here.
For more information, check out ExperienceBU here.
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History Speaker Series: Experiments with flax, then and now, Oct. 2
Find us on ExperienceBU here.
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Daniel Samson debunks “fake news” about Bay of Fundy tide mills
The Canadian Press recently fact-checked an AI-driven Facebook post claiming waterwheels were used to harness extreme tides in the Bay of Fundy for grain milling and other productive purposes in the eighteenth century.
The History Department’s Daniel Samson, an expert on colonial Nova Scotia, has set the record straight.
Read the full exposé here: Fact File: Bay of Fundy ‘Tide Millers’ Little More Than a Tall Tale.
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OGS & SSHRC Information Session, Oct. 7
Join the Department of History and the Faculty of Graduate Studies on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to learn more about funding opportunities provided by OGS and SSHRC!
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History MA Info Session, Sept. 25
Thinking about graduate study in History? Attend our informational session to find out about Brock’s Master of Arts program in History. Join us virtually on Thursday, September 25, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Find us on ExperienceBU here.
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