- Historical patterns of slavery and slave trafficking.
- Processes of slave emancipation and transitions to freedom.
- Diasporas and their impact in the modern world.
- Memories, legacies and representations of slavery and abolition.
- Modern slavery, violence, human rights and development.
We remain happy to receive proposals relating to themes outside those specified above.
Formal applications for a scholarship need to be made through the University rather than through WISE. Further information on the scholarships is also available here: http://www2.hull.ac.uk/student/graduateschool/pdhscholarships.aspx
For historical themes, please contact Dr Douglas Hamilton at d.hamilton@hull.ac.uk
For issues surrounding diasporas and representations, please contact Dr Nick Evans n.j.evans@hull.ac.uk
For contemporary themes, please contact Dr Joel Quirk at j.quirk@hull.ac.uk
For more general enquiries, contact Professor David Richardson p.d.richardson@hull.ac.uk
For examples of recent and current Ph.D. projects at WISE see. http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/wise/people-1/students.aspx
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