Looking at Slave Trade through the Prism of Community

What is it about?

Dr. Raphaël Lambert, Professor at the Department of British and American Cultural Studies, Kansai University, Kyoto. Prof. Lambert is the author of the Brill book “Narrating the Slave Trade: Theorizing Community”.. Prof. Lambert offers a glimpse into slavery and subjugation through the prism of community. He discusses Tamango and Roots, the artificiality of racial identification, race and patriotism, as well as slavery and capitalism.

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Photo by Tasha Jolley on Unsplash

Why is it important?

The term 'slavery' brings to mind transatlantic ships and human trade — both very disturbing images of human experience still present in the modern world.