Dependency and Slavery Studies

The Master's programme in Dependency and Slavery Studies is a research-oriented degree programme offering you a broad perspective on interdisciplinary research on slavery and other forms of strong asymmetrical dependencies through time and space. It is an interdisciplinary programme covering text-based scholarship, material culture studies and social sciences. The design of the programme allows students to acquire a sound knowledge of relevant (historical) phenomena as well as the methodological and theoretical tools to pursue their own study and research interests. Other courses support students working on case studies in order to pursue their own regional, temporal research interests. Our Master's students should profit from the cutting-edge research on slavery and other forms of strong asymmetrical dependency conducted in the interdisciplinary and international environment of the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) / the "Beyond Slavery and Freedom" Cluster of Excellence. We offer: a unique and innovative Master's degree programme in "Dependency and Slavery Studies" an interdisciplinary and intercultural research environment support and supervision by internationally renowned scholars excellent student support