The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge announces a two-day symposium from 29-30 September, 2023, entitled "Illicit Trade and the Global Caribbean in the 19th c. Age of Revolutions", taking place at the McDonald Institute (Downing Site), Cambridge.
The symposium will feature 14 speakers, conclude in a roundtable discussion, and will result in an edited volume. The events include three receptions, two catered lunches, an evening of flamenca guitar, a tango demonstration by the current European champions, and conclude with a Brazilian Carnival at the Downing Site!
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Keynote by Fabrício Prado, College of William & Mary “From Colonial Smuggling to Revolutionary Privateering: Merchants, Captains, and the Entangled Histories of Revolution and State Formation in the Atlantic (1800-1832)”
Featuring speakers:
Konrad Antczak (U. Pompeu Fabra) • Simon Carrignon (U. Cambridge) • Jago Cooper (Director of Sainsbury Institute) • Ryan Espersen (U. Cambridge) • Jay Haviser (U. Leiden) • David Head (U. Central Florida) • Jean-Sébastien Guibert (U. des Antil-les) • Muriel Laurent (U. des Andes) • Isabela Rivera-Collazo (UC San Diego) • Alice Samson (U. Leicester) • Carlos Silva Jr. (U. Estadual de Fereira de Santana) • Gunvor Simonsen (U. Copenhagen) • Victor Wilson (U. Uppsala)
