Consent, Survival, and the Lives of Enslaved and Free Black Women
Online via Zoom
Join us for an insightful roundtable discussion featuring Emily Owens from Brown University and Kaisha Esty from Wesleyan University. These two historians focus on the experiences of enslaved and free women, examining narratives of sexual violence, resistance, legal redress, and survival through meticulous archival excavation. The scholars will explore the complex and precarious meaning of consent for Black women in the nineteenth-century as well as its lingering afterlives in the present day.
Date:
25 April 2025, 18:00
Venue:
Seminar room
Speakers:
Emily Owens (Brown University),
Kaisha Esty (Wesleyan University)
Organising department:
Rothermere American Institute
Organiser:
Justine Shepperson (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@rai.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LMNaVEBpSAaonXGoY3-7Ww?_x_zm_rtaid=Q_h2uPERTbmXwzZsiluUwg.1741256397161.3ce7a21ea1475c91252fae080ec5c38a&_x_zm_rhtaid=560#/registration
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Justine Shepperson
