Dear colleagues,

I wanted to bring the upcoming Visiting Scholar conference, 'The
Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative, Global Framework,' to your
attention.  It will be held March 30-31, 2012 here at Southern Illinois
University in Carbondale, IL.  Our keynote is Theresa Singleton, the
discussants are Christopher Fennell and Joseph Miller, and other speakers
include Mark W. Hauser, Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Liza Gijanto, Sarah K.
Croucher, Debra L. Martin, Catherine M. Cameron, Laura Lee Junker, Neil L.
Norman, and J. Cameron Monroe.  A full conference schedule can be found
here:
http://cai.siuc.edu/vspages/marshall/schedule.html

You can register for the conference at


https://www.dce.siu.edu/index.php/Conferences/the-archaeology-of-slavery-toward-a-comparative-global-framework


Pre-registration is encouraged.  After March 21, a $10 late fee will be
added to registration costs.  We hope you'll join us in Carbondale for this
exciting event!  I've pasted a conference description below.


Thanks, Lydia Wilson Marshall




Announcing the 28th Annual Visiting Scholar Conference, Center for
Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale


The Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative, Global Framework


As archaeologists begin to investigate slavery in settings as diverse as
contact-period Philippine chiefdoms and ancient Rome, the need for a
comparative interpretive framework has never been more apparent.  The goals
of the 2012 Visiting Scholar Conference are (1) to develop an interregional
and cross-temporal framework for the archaeological analysis of slavery and
(2) to promote a diachronic approach to the topic, extending from before
the moment of capture to beyond emancipation.  Sessions will assess the
challenge of recognizing material signatures of slavery, explore the
practice of slavery in non-state societies, pursue comparative approaches
to slavery in colonial America, and analyze the instability of social
boundaries and identities through a consideration of slaving and
emancipation.


-- 
Lydia Wilson Marshall, PhD
Visiting Scholar 2011-2012
Center for Archaeological Investigations
Southern Illinois University Carbondale