Africa and the Indian Ocean World: Histories of Diaspora, Enslavement, Resistance, and Affirmation

Part 1 of 2 of a Workshop Series on Resistance to Enslavement and Indenture in the Indian Ocean

This workshop for 5th-12th grade educators will make the case for teaching enslavement as a global phenomenon, not only unique to the Atlantic world. The workshop will provide:

• Geographical context;
• Conceptual framing;
• A timeline; Definitions;
• A focus on African and non-African diasporic populations/key groups involved;
• Examples and cases from the Mascarene islands;
• Resources for teaching this history

Featured speakers:

Dr. Richard Allen, Editor, Indian Ocean Studies Series, Ohio University Press, Professor Emeritus of History, Framingham State University

Dr. Vijaya Teelock, Former Associate Professor of History, University of Mauritius

The next workshop (part 2) in Spring 2024 will focus on Indenture, Resistance, and Affirmation