Programme
Sex, Power and Slavery:The Dynamics of Carnal Relations under Enslavement
Montreal, 19-21 April 2007
Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University
Thursday 19th April (Leacock 232, McGill Campus)
| 08.30-09.30 | Registration and coffee |
| 09.30-11.00 | Keynote Address: David Brion Davis: "Slavery, Sex and Dehumanisation" |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee |
| 11.30-13.00 | Session 1: Women, Sex and Power Discussant: Edward Alpers (Department of History, UCLA) |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30-16.00 | Session 2: Concubines, Singing Girls & Prostitutes Discussant: Sandra Hyde (Department of Anthropology, McGill University) |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee |
| 16.00-16.30 | Session 3: Homosexuality and Eunuchs Discussant: Martin Klein (Department of History, University of Toronto) |
| 18.00-19.30 | Afua Cooper and Denyse Beaugrand-Champagne debate Angélique Moderator: Marianne Ackerman (Novelist & Playwright) Room 232 Leacock Building |
| 19.30 | Reception |
Friday 20th April (McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West)
| 09.00-09.30 | Coffee |
| 09.30-11.00 | Session 4: Sex, Bondage and Race Discussant: Ehud Toledano (School of Historical Studies, Tel-Aviv University) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee |
| 11.30-13.00 | Session 5: Sex, Bondage and Children Discussant: Elizabeth Elbourne (Department of History, McGill University) |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30-16.00 | Session 6: Sex and Bondage: Pre-Modern Markets and Trade Discussant: Paul Lovejoy (Department of History, York University) |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee |
| 16.30-18.00 | Session 7: Sex, Power & Bondage in the Indian Ocean World Discussant: Abdul Sheriff (Zanzibar & Indian Ocean Institute, Zanzibar) |
| 18.00-19.00 | Novelist Lawrence Hill reads from The Book of Negroes The Black Community of Quebec: Images, 1780s-1920s 20.30: Conference Dinner (location TBA) |
Saturday 21st April (McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West)
| 09.00-09.30 | Coffee |
| 09.30-11.00 | Session 8: Imagery of Sex in Bondage Discussant: Joseph C. Miller (Department of History, University of Virginia) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee |
| 11.30-13.00 | Session 9: The Modern Sex Slave Trade Discussant: Ann McDougall (Department of History, University of Alberta) |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30-16.00 | Session 10: Concluding Discussion Chair: Gwyn Campbell (Department of History, McGill University) |
| 16.00-18.00 | Film: Broken Birds (Presenter: Jim Warren) |
| 18.00-19.00 | Closing Reception |
Sponsors:
McGill University: Department of History, Institute of Islamic Studies, Department of Political Science, McGill; Centre for Developing-Area Studies, Redpath Library, McCord Museum.
Note:
The conference will follow the Avignon model. Papers will be grouped according to theme, and a summary presented by a discussant during sessions devoted to each theme. Individual authors will NOT present papers; rather, papers will be circulated from 1st February 2007 to discussants and to participants who have submitted their papers.
Each session will involve a presentation by the discussant, followed by general discussion. Therefore, it is essential that all conference-goers be familiar with all of the papers under consideration. In the interests of fostering debate, the number of conference participants will be limited.
