HIST 596: ATLANTIC WORLD PORT CITIES
Fall 2025 · Section 001 · CRN 14708
This graduate seminar investigates the social and economic history of key port cities in the Atlantic World from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Emphasis will be placed on slavery and the slave trade, the spatial history of the port city, and the experiences of men and women. Digital humanities methods will be demonstrated through a case study of Rio de Janeiro. Students will develop and write a final paper on the port city of their choice.
- Credits
- 3
- Instructors
- Daniel Domingues da Silva