The joint EAA-SAA thematic conference, Connecting Continents: Archaeological Perspectives on Slavery, Trade, and Colonialism is fast approaching. The conference will take place November 5-7, 2015 at the Marriot Beach Resort and Emerald Casino in Curacao. Registration for the conference is now open (https://ecommerce.saa.org/saa/source/EAA-SAA/), and the final program is available now as well (http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/SAA_EAA_PP.pdf).
Highlights of the conference include:
Keynoters
Corinne Hofman, Leiden University, Nexus 1492: New World Encounters in a Globalizing World
Hannes Schroeder, University of Copenhagen, EUROTAST: New Perspectives on the History of Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Legacies Today
Kathleen Deagan, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Colonialism, Slavery, and Trade: A (North) American Perspective
Roberto Rojas, Leiden University, The Caribbean and Indigenous Slavery in the New World
More than 40 papers in Thematic Symposia
Slavery, Colonialism, and Heritage in Comparative Perspective
Contextualizing Slavery and Enslavement: West African and Caribbean Perspectives
Identity and Difference in Colonial Contexts
Slavery and Indigenous Peoples in the New World
More than 30 Research Papers from work around the world
Excursions
* City Walk of Willemstad (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
* Plantation House Tour
A Toast to Willem Willems
Gala Closing Barbeque- Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
We look forward to seeing you in Curacao this November in what promises to be an exciting and stimulating conference. Questions? Email saa-eaa2015 [at] saa.org for assistance.
