Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
HIST 505 - THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Long Title: THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This research seminar studies four centuries of transatlantic slave voyages in comparative perspective and complements existing literature on the Atlantic economy. Primary sources will be drawn from the quantitative data of www.slavevoyages.org. Students will be able to focus on particular regions on both sides of the Atlantic.