Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond Event description Held as part of the United Kingdom's Black History Month, this event offers an opportunity to explore reparations from multiple international and disciplinary perspectives, set within the timely context of the 150th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment that abolished slavery in the USA (1864) The networking event is designed to stimulate debate and incite discussion over the effects of slavery on contemporary society and practical ways to repair the past beyond that of commemoration and memorialisation. Event website The conference has a dedicated website with details of the full programme and how to register. Visit the conference website Sponsors Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond is an international, interdisciplinary conference, hosted by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Wheelock College (Boston, USA). The School's Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies sponsors this event. Find out more about the conference sponsors Nov 05 2015 - Nov 07 2015 Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond Join us for this three-day interdisciplinary conference from the 5-7 November, bringing together academics, activists, curators, government-linked groups and the media to discuss the effects of slavery on contemporary society and practical ways to repair the past. University of Edinburgh View map with conference venues Conference website
Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond Event description Held as part of the United Kingdom's Black History Month, this event offers an opportunity to explore reparations from multiple international and disciplinary perspectives, set within the timely context of the 150th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment that abolished slavery in the USA (1864) The networking event is designed to stimulate debate and incite discussion over the effects of slavery on contemporary society and practical ways to repair the past beyond that of commemoration and memorialisation. Event website The conference has a dedicated website with details of the full programme and how to register. Visit the conference website Sponsors Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond is an international, interdisciplinary conference, hosted by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Wheelock College (Boston, USA). The School's Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies sponsors this event. Find out more about the conference sponsors Nov 05 2015 - Nov 07 2015 Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond Join us for this three-day interdisciplinary conference from the 5-7 November, bringing together academics, activists, curators, government-linked groups and the media to discuss the effects of slavery on contemporary society and practical ways to repair the past. University of Edinburgh View map with conference venues Conference website
Nov 05 2015 - Nov 07 2015 Repairing the past, imagining the future: reparations and beyond Join us for this three-day interdisciplinary conference from the 5-7 November, bringing together academics, activists, curators, government-linked groups and the media to discuss the effects of slavery on contemporary society and practical ways to repair the past.