Announcement
Starting of Slavery Studies
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A course in the 2026 UWC Short Courses programme.
Students bring questions from different contexts into a shared conversation. Daily seminars make room for close reading, careful listening and disagreement with care.
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We examine slavery through questions of definition, history, continuing effects and action against contemporary slavery.
Explore the courseCan slavery be defined?
Should slavery be defined?
How does historical slavery continue to affect people today?
What can be done to fight contemporary slavery?
Read reflections, projects, and stories selected and published by the course team.
Join public discussions shaped by careful questions, sources and considered replies.
Applications for the current cycle are closed.
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Originally published in 2019 on the UWC Education Blog, this article describes the early explorations and pedagogy of Slavery Studies.
Starting first thread of slavery studies