Migration, Slavery & Diaspora Studies

The Migration, Slavery & Diaspora Studies hub provides a supportive environment for research and teaching subjects of great current political, economic, social, and cultural interest both within and beyond the academy.

Covenors

The Migration, Slavery and Diaspora Studies Hub convenors are Professor Diana Paton diana.paton@ed.ac.uk and Dr Joseph La Hausse de Lalouvière (joseph.lahausse@ed.ac.uk).

Reading Group

The Hub hosts a reading group in the history of slavery that meets in person and online regularly during the academic year. Please email the hub convenors for details.

Members of the Migration, Slavery & Diaspora Studies hub are involved in a range of projects.

Each year a guest lecturer presents research that furthers our understanding of the history of slavery and its impacts.