in his 1853 chapter " The nature of Gothic, " John ruskin famously aligns different visual styles with different ethical connotations. The crude, unpolished style of Gothic ornament symbolizes a free and autonomous art production, while the perfect symmetry of modern english ornaments signifies the arduous, mechanical labor typical of the victorian factory. While ruskin's essay has stood as the...

This article examines the influence of slavery and race on medical education, practice and research in the American South. Drawing on the published autobiography, case-histories, and correspondence of American slave surgeon and 'pioneer' gynaecologist, James Marion Sims, the contribution highlights a lesser known episode from his early career, namely his surgical treatment of enslaved infants s...

IF THE BEST-KNOWN aspects of African slavery remain the horrors of the middle passage and the travail of plantation life in the Americas, recent work has nonetheless provided some important reminders of the Old World ramifications of slavery (Miller 1988; Meillassoux 1986; Miers and Roberts 1988; Manning in press-a). Millions of slaves were sent from sub-Saharan Africa to serve in households an...

How did American racial attitudes originate? How can we make sense of consistent and stubborn regional divides on race and race-related questions? Why is the South more conservative than other parts of the country? This book tackles these questions by arguing that contemporary politics is shaped in part by the historical persistence of political attitudes. To explain contemporary attitudes on r...

Much of the information for educating students and public about human trafficking only involves survivors’ direct experiences as brief excerpts from more complex detailed narratives. In this paper, I draw on a postcolonial framework to argue that sidelining voices can bolster anti-slavery stakeholders’ agendas by selectively using narratives illustrate narrow constructions slavery forced labour...

The main purpose of this essay is to draw a line between slavery and untouchability clearly show the difference how Institutions are exploitative .The different in nature Ambedkar start Which Worse? Slavery or Untouchability? He states beginning that very ancient institution Hinduism. Lala Lajpat Rai was asked question by Miss Mayo Hindu society about Untouchability replied much worse than Unto...

John Wesley’s influential booklet, Thoughts upon Slavery, argues that slavery is inherently evil and ought to be abolished, largely using the non-religious language of justice, mercy, natural liberty, law. In key places in his argument Wesley alludes theological concepts. This article contends these allusions are not random but refer components core theology. It relates expositions concepts oth...

Abstract Slavery has been a long-lasting and often endemic problem across time space, commonly coexisted with free-labor market. To understand (and possibly eradicate) slavery, one needs to unpack its relationship free labor. Under what conditions would principal choose buy slave rather than hire worker? First, slaves cannot leave at will, which reduces turnover costs; second, can be subjected ...