Events in UCIS

Monday, March 1

4:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Critical Research on Africa: The Persistence of Slavery: An Economic History of Child Trafficking in Nigeria
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies
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How can a child’s value be understood in economic contexts where children are items of exchange? It is crucial that scholars and humanitarians recognize that slavery, in all its various forms, has evolved over time. The movement of bodies and the use of labor has always depended on immediate economic, social, and political circumstances, as well as the reiteration and application of force and control. It is only in this nuanced manner that we can truly understand the persistence of slavery as it relates to child trafficking in Southeastern Nigeria today.