Applications are invited for a research position on the long aftermath of slavery in Kenya, including the life trajectories of former slaves and their descendants, the persistence or evanescence of social distinctions rooted in the heritage of slavery, and...
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Applications are invited for a research position on the long aftermath of slavery in Kenya, including the life trajectories of former slaves and their descendants, the persistence or evanescence of social distinctions rooted in the heritage of slavery, and the role of slavery in the political imagination and public debate up to the present. Appointment will be made either for four years to a fully-funded PhD studentship for candidates with an MA, or for three years to a post-doctoral fellowship for candidates who have completed a PhD. The post’s holder will be affiliated with the History Department of Gent University and be part of a research group on the aftermath of slavery in East Africa, funded by the European Research Council, and currently comprising researchers working on Western Tanzania, Buganda and the role of slavery in Islamic discourses. Principal investigator on the project is Felicitas Becker (see https://research.flw.ugent.be/en/feli.becker). There is no obligation to t
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