Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
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Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery Department of History, University College London ucl.ac.uk/history/cslbs
We are delighted to announce the details for the 2026 Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series! This year, our guest speaker is Professor Charles Forsdick, who will present on "Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation". Join us on campus at 5pm, Wed 18 March tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026
What does memory and its commemoration entail in the context of plurality of experiences? Fascinating discussion between students, alumni and academics and @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Matt Smith @cslbs.bsky.social and Benedetta Rossi @uclhistory.bsky.social
New from @uclpress.bsky.social, authored by academics from UCL - including the former director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery - and the Open University. @uclhistory.bsky.social, @ioe.bsky.social, @openuniversity.bsky.social See also: www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/
Alan Lester@alanlester.bsky.social · 5mo agoI cannot recommend highly enough this free, open access resource for anyone teaching about slavery in the UK uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
🌍 Haiti’s ‘Double Debt’: from Commemoration to Reparation Join the 5th Elsa V. Goveia Speaker Series from the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, honouring Elsa V. Goveia 💬 🎤 With Charles Forsdick (University of Cambridge). ⭐ Open to all – free tickets: shorturl.at/N6zjn
Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation
The fifth instalment of the annual Elsa V. Goveia Speaker Series from the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery.
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We are delighted to announce the details for the 2026 Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series! This year, our guest speaker is Professor Charles Forsdick, who will present on "Haiti's 'Double Debt': from Commemoration to Reparation". Join us on campus at 5pm, Wed 18 March tinyurl.com/ElsaGoveia2026
The idea of making amends for slavery has a long genealogy in Britain. Catherine Hall (@cslbs.bsky.social) examines this history alongside vital questions of race and repair for our present moment.
Questions of Race and Repair
The idea of making amends for slavery has a long genealogy in Britain. Catherine Hall examines this history alongside vital questions of race and repair for our present moment.
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Our newest project, New World Royalists, is now up at new-world-royalists.ucl.ac.uk! A breakthrough interactive digital humanities project on enslaved lives and communities in Port Royal Jamaica, the site gives new perspectives on past Black lives during and after British slavery.
The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS) is excited to announce 3 new roles on our groundbreaking Valuable Lives project! 🔍 Open roles: • 2 x Research Assistant (Digital Humanities) • 1 x Research Fellow (Digital Humanities) 🗓 Closing date: 23 Jan 2026 shorturl.at/OCpLP
Opportunities
Find opportunities to join UCL History in academic, research, teaching and learning, admin and other capacities below.
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Job alert! For our latest project, Valuable Lives, we're looking for: - a Research Fellow (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...) - 2 Research Assistants (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...) Application deadline: 23 January 2026 Find out more about this exciting project here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
Valuable Lives: Black Unfreedom and the Collapse of Slavery in Jamaica
Valuable Lives is a major CSLBS project aimed at creating the first and most comprehensive publicly available database on black lives under British slavery.
ucl.ac.uk
Job alert! For our latest project, Valuable Lives, we're looking for: - a Research Fellow (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...) - 2 Research Assistants (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...) Application deadline: 23 January 2026 Find out more about this exciting project here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
Valuable Lives: Black Unfreedom and the Collapse of Slavery in Jamaica
Valuable Lives is a major CSLBS project aimed at creating the first and most comprehensive publicly available database on black lives under British slavery.
ucl.ac.uk
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Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery@cslbs.bsky.social · last yr.Our newest project, New World Royalists, is now up at new-world-royalists.ucl.ac.uk! A breakthrough interactive digital humanities project on enslaved lives and communities in Port Royal Jamaica, the site gives new perspectives on past Black lives during and after British slavery.
Our newest project, New World Royalists, is now up at new-world-royalists.ucl.ac.uk! A breakthrough interactive digital humanities project on enslaved lives and communities in Port Royal Jamaica, the site gives new perspectives on past Black lives during and after British slavery.