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EXC 2036 Beyond Slavery and Freedom Asymmetrical Dependencies in Pre-Modern Societies
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The Marriage of Freedom and Justice, 3000-300 BCE: A New History of Ideas / Jan Dietrich academic.oup.com/book/63387 #openaccess @dependencybonn.de
The Marriage of Freedom and Justice, 3000-300 BCE: A New History of Ideas
Abstract. This book provides a new history of ideas concerning freedom and justice by comparing undervalued sources from ancient Near Eastern cultures with
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September 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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The Namelessness in History workshop wrapped up at BCDSS: two days of studying people left unnamed by history, from ancient epigraphy to LLMs.
Part of "The Nameless in History," funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de. Thanks to all who took part. @unibonn.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Tobacco Echoes is now open at GHL! Artists Ngozi Ajah Schommers & Etinosa Yvonne trace tobacco's colonial history through drawing, assemblage, photo & sound, honouring the women whose labour sustained its cultivation in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Through 6 Dec, Wed-Sun 14-18h.
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September 18, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Upcoming International Workshop!
How do historical narratives of violence and trauma evolve into modern systemic structures and psychological realities?
📅 October 5-6. 2026
🕓️ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Egyptian Museum, Poststraße 26, 53111 Bonn
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September 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Thank you to our research group leader Ayesha Hussain for supporting this campaign!
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Dieser Beitrag unterstützt eine Aktion der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen. Sie verdeutlicht den Beitrag einer freien Wissenschaft zu der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen, nachhaltigem Wachstum und Wohlergehen. @dependencybonn.de @hrkaktuell.bsky.social #AllianzWissenschaft
September 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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🎧 If you missed our last Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Nina Schneider, you can now find the recording on YouTube!

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September 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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⏳ DEADLINE APPROACHING!
There is less than a week left to apply!
We are looking for 3 Research Group Leaders to join us at the BCDSS.

🗓️🚨 Application Deadline: 15 September 2026

🔗More info and application: buff.ly/Dl9MPS4

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September 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Inspiring workshop last Thursday with Prof. Christian Williams discussing his book on Christian Faith and Namibian Liberation!

Thank you to Prof. Williams and all who explored the notion of “the personal is political” in the context of ethnographic research.

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September 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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'She is curious and clear-sighted. Her strong nous impels her to look beyond the surface and the kitsch.'

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Book review: Beyond the Pampas: In Search of Patagonia by Imogen Herrad
Desmond Clifford Patagonia has long exercised a fascination for writers and has amassed a substantial literature in three languages; English, Spanish and Welsh. Writers are drawn by the astonishing st...
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August 24, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Do not miss our upcoming #JCMM #Lecture with Nina Schneider
🗓️ 07 September 2026
⏱️16:15 CEST
❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom

👉For more info visit buff.ly/xnLrW1t
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September 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Join the Wilberforce Institute and the BCDSS for a lecture on "The Register of British Slave Traders" and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Development of Europe (TASTADE) project.

📅 12 October 2026
🕑️ 4pm CEST
📍 Hybrid Event

Registration 👉️ buff.ly/ImIEf3k

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August 28, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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How (In)Dependent were Children in Graeco-Roman Antiquity?

Dr. Christian Laes explores childhood in the Roman world and how it was shaped by strong asymmetrical dependencies.

Read the full article in the latest DEPENDENT issue 👉 buff.ly/KfpThgB

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August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Applications are now open for a W2 Professorship in Economic Anthropology with Tenure Track W3.

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August 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Applications are now open for a W2 Professorship in Cultural Heritage with a focus on German Colonialism with Tenure Track W3.

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August 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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📚️ Volume 32 in the DSS series is out now! Congratulations to Stephan Conermann, Ulbe Bosma and Gijs Kessler on their new publication.
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August 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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📢 We're hiring! BCDSS seeks 3 Research Group Leaders to help anchor #HistoricallyInformedDependencyStudies — exploring #StrongAsymmetricalDependency across history and cultures. Join an interdisciplinary, international team.
📅 Deadline: 15 Sept 2026
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August 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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🔊 Call for Papers!
"South Asians Globally: Im/mobile Workers and Dependencies"

Please submit your abstract by 20 September 2026!

For more information, read the full open Call for Papers: buff.ly/QrY7qv8

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August 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Join us for a book discussion with Prof. Dr. Christian Williams on Christian Faith and Namibian Liberation, hosted by the BCDSS Life Writing Group.

📅 Wednesday, September 2
⏰️ 4:00 to 6:00 PM
📍 Hybrid Event, Niebuhrstraße 5 (BCDSS)

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August 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Congratulations to Research Group Leader Benjamin Etzold and Marie Godin on their new edited volume! You can read it via Open Access now.

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July 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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We are very pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of our cluster magazine, dedicated to the theme of Child Dependency.

👉 Read the full issue here: buff.ly/kswbx6s
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July 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Do not miss our upcoming #JCMM Lecture with Ananya Jahanara Kabir!

🗓️ 27 July 2026
⏱️16:15 CEST
❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom

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July 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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🎧 If you missed our last Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Michael E. Sawyer, you can now find the recording on YouTube!

Follow the link 👉https://buff.ly/TpxYKKP
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July 21, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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A big thank you to the Roman Bonn Team, Giulia Cappucci, James Harland and Julia Hillner for that great tour yesterday, uncovering centuries of history right beneath Bonn!

👉 Discover more about hidden history here: buff.ly/m02KX8N
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July 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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📚️ We're thrilled to share the new publication by Anka Steffen, Samuel Eleazar Wendt, and Jutta Wimmler as part of BCDSS' DSS series.

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July 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Last Thursday the BCDSS hosted the book launch of "Arbeitswelten". Editors Anne Engelhardt and BCDSS Investigator Michaela Doutch, with Research Group Leader Benjamin Etzold, discussed Labour Geography as a critical lens for studying work. Organised with SEAS and bicc.
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July 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM