The politics and culture of anti-slavery movements in global perspective

This conference will examine the politics and culture of abolitionism and anti-slavery movements in the nineteenth century in a global perspective. While anti-slavery groups were rooted in specific national and social contexts, they also built networks and exchanged ideas, which transcended powerful boundaries, such as nation, religion, or class. Drawing on recent perspectives from global history, this conference will examine the anti-slavery politics. It will also assess the extent to which global norms about slavery and, more generally, human rights had emerged by the end of the nineteenth century.