The conference proposes to address how the memories of slavery in literature and the arts should be expressed and represented differently in the present day in order to decolonise minds and mentalities. Paper proposals will address the possibilities of reinventing enslavement narratives through literary and artistic productions, but also the power of commemorations following the adoption of the Taubira law (May 23rd, 2001) which officially declared both the slave trade and enslavement as “crimes against humanity”.

The deadline for the call for proposals is 30 March 2021.

AHM academic director Prof. Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes is member of the scientific committee of the conference.