🎧 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 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

📚️ We're thrilled to share the new publication by Anka Steffen, Samuel Eleazar Wendt, and Jutta Wimmler as part of BCDSS' DSS series. 👉 buff.ly/Xs1yWp9 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

How do workers form and shape places and spaces of re/production in today’s capitalism? Join us for the upcoming book launch and discussion of “Arbeitswelten” (Doutch/Engelhardt/López/Premchander/Wenner, 2026). More: buff.ly/W1jFfKY @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

The BCDSS conference “Ottoman Slaveries and Typologies of Unfreedom” explored labour, gendered dependencies, spatial settings, and post-manumission dependencies in the Ottoman world. Many thanks to all speakers, participants, and organizers. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Maybe Vance doesn't know this part of history because it's in one of the books his administration has banned. The difference between the Watergate era and now is that back then, Republicans actually did something about a law-breaking president. Today, they only roll over for their cult leader.

Thank you to Emma Christopher, Sergio Leyva Seiglie and Dován for an inspiring discussion after 'Viva Yurumanguí'. Their testimony showed how music, community, and cultural traditions remain vital forms of resistance against violence and dispossession. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Takes like these tell me that you lot have never experienced teenage love and I'm feeling sorry for your empty and shallow existence

🎧 If you missed our last Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Indranil Acharya, you can now find the recording on YouTube! You can now find the recording on YouTube! 👉 buff.ly/QUumamk @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome colleagues from Australia, PNG, Fiji, the Philippines, the US, Austria, France, Switzerland, and Germany for the three day workshop „Plantation Lives, Gender and Material Culture". @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Do not miss our next #JCMM Lecture with Michael E. Sawyer! 🗓️ 22 June 2026 ⏱️16:15 CET ❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom 👉For more info buff.ly/C9BYjj2 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Selbst als Katzenbesitzer muss ich herzlich lachen.

🎧 If you missed our last Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Benjamin Selwyn, you can now find the recording on YouTube! You can now find the recording on YouTube! 👉 buff.ly/gyQRzln @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Highlights from our first Dependency Talkshop with BICC & VHS Bonn! They all share key reflections on supporting refugee women, overcoming structural barriers, community accountability and Interdisciplinary research. Watch the interviews here: buff.ly/5TLRWt0 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Coming in November 2026, thanks to the wonderful team @livunipress.bsky.social and our great authors, of course! With case studies from the 2nd to the 12th century, from Roman Lycia through the post-Roman west to Byzantium and Cairo, and about pagan, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim women.

How did indenture, blackbirding and other forms of dependency re-order the Western Pacific after slavery was abolished in the British Atlantic and in the US? Join us for the upcoming book talk 💬📚️ 👉 buff.ly/UVP0gNl @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Don't miss our #JCMLL lecture with Indranil Acharya this week! 🗓️ 08 June 2026 ⏱️16:15 CET ❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom 👉https://buff.ly/DnHgveF @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

🎉 Congratulations to former BCDSS Research Group Leader Dr. Jutta Wimmler! She has been awarded a prestigious short-term fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (sponsored by the Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung), starting September 2026. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

🔔 Save the date and register now for our Juneteenth Lecture 2026! 🗓June 18, 2026 🕕18:00–19:30 📍Festsaal, Universität Bonn, Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn For more info: buff.ly/jjbnMEH @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @nas-bonn.bsky.social

Today! And competing with the champions league final 😁

Join us for the upcoming international workshop "Plantation Lives, Gender, and Material Culture: Queen Emma’s Networks and the (Post)Colonial Anglo-German Pacific." 👉 Info & registration: buff.ly/fiCfuiV @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Do not miss our next #JCMM Lecture with Sue Peabody! 🗓️ 01 June 2026 ⏱️16:15 CET ❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom 👉 buff.ly/7Wj6tKG @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Join us at Dies Academicus for a series of mini-talks as our five BCDSS pre-doctoral fellows share the personal "sparks" behind their research. Don't miss this multidisciplinary journey! 📅 20 May 2026 🕒 10.15 - 11.00 📍 Lecture Hall V, main University building For more: buff.ly/I7RdghY

📢 Call for Papers "Beyond Chains and Choices: Legacies of Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies in Africa" 📅 Dec 2–4, 2026 ⏰ Deadline: 31 May 2026 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de 👉 For more info: buff.ly/MlspX5K

How did dependent groups in Pre-modern Korea and Japan exercise agency and resistance? Read up on Reinhard Zöllner's project here 👉 buff.ly/Lg0YqMd For an overview of all research projects, see the latest Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

To what extent do the “soul tax” rolls reveal details of extensive internal slave trade in the Russian Empire? Read up on Christoph Witzenrath's project here 👉 buff.ly/3kRGBNF For an overview of all research projects, see the latest Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Jimmy Kimmel has outdone himself this time! This pharmaceutical ad about Felon47 is hilarious! 👏👏👏👏👏😂👏👏👏👏👏 #ReZyne #JimmyKimmel

Do not miss our upcoming #JCMM Lecture by Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz! 🗓️ 04 May 2026 ⏱️16:15 CET ❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom 👉For more info vist: buff.ly/LXhMWJ9 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

🎧 If you missed our last Joseph C. Miller Memorial Lecture by Temitope Fagunwa, you can now find the recording on YouTube! Follow the link 👉https://buff.ly/4I7jnLa @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

📚️ Congrats to E. Gardei, M. Gymnich, C. Schwall, and H.-G. Soeffner, whose edited volume "Images of War Captivity from 1870 to the Present", has just been published as part of our DSS Series with De Gruyter Brill. More info: buff.ly/EeqdsJW @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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How can restitution address the legacy of extreme asymmetrical dependency? Read up on Matthias Weller's project here 👉 buff.ly/8QhrhDm For an overview of all research projects, see the latest Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Were peasants in the medieval Islamic world really "tied to the land"? Read up on Bethany Walker's project here: 👉 buff.ly/4jct6P6 For an overview of all research projects, see the latest Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh

📢A multi-stakeholder discussion on “Overcoming Violence: Coping Strategies and Support for Refugee Women.” This first event in our new DEPENDENCY TALKSHOP series is run in cooperation with bicc and VHS Bonn. 📅06 May, 2026, VHS Bonn, Mühlheimer Platz 1 18:00 buff.ly/Ovw6opf @unibonn.bsky.social

brilliant -- Morning Joe put together clips of Pete Hegseth reciting a fake Bible quote from Pulp Fiction, along with the Samuel L. Jackson scene from the movie

How were relationships of SAD justified as necessary tools of governance through the use of metaphors? Read up on Christian Schwermann's project 👉 buff.ly/aZY5gNv For an overview of all research projects, see the latest Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Why did Black imagery become the face of European medicine? Do not miss our next #JCMM Lecture with Temitope Fagunwa! 🗓️ 20 April 2026 ⏱️16:15 CEST ❕Hybrid event: Niebuhrstr. 5 or via Zoom 👉For more info, visit: buff.ly/jtZwFwC @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

📚 Congratulations to Benjamin Etzold, Anas Ansar and Syeda Rozana Rashid on their latest peer-reviewed article! 👉 Find the full Article here: buff.ly/Bd1J9VT @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

📄 Congratulations to BCDSS PhD researcher Taynã Tagliati for her new article published in Suomen Antropologi! 👉️ For more visit: buff.ly/zfe4zFT @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

We're grateful for two inspiring days, discussing ethics, legality and historical responsibility. A big thank you to Matthias Weller, the contributors from all over the world and everyone participating for their diverse perspectives and inspiring exchanges. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Dear all, welcome back! We hope you had a great semester break. Wishing you a good start to the summer semester! 🪻 @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

How do African Anglophone literary texts represent mobility as both a product of and a response to structural SADs? Read up on Magdalena Pfalzgraf's project here. 👉 buff.ly/qqJ3x0k For an overview of all research projects, see the new Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

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How was prostitution displayed in diverse media of the 17th-19th century? Learn about Birgit Münch's project 👉 buff.ly/SbSptHa @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

How were strong asymmetrical dependencies established in the “pharaonic” territorial state? In his project, Ludwig Morenz will examine internal colonization and the establishment of radical dependency relationships in the protodynastic period. 👉 buff.ly/7LDZUeS @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

Can the concept of "charisma" be seen as a type of strong asymmetrical dependency (SAD)? Read up on Hermut Löhr's project. 👉 buff.ly/fGauOL4 For an overview of all research projects, see the new Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

How did witnesses process extreme violence against people they cared about? Read up on Claudia Jarzebowski's project here. 👉 buff.ly/XUmYJoo For an overview of all research projects, see the new Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de

How do indigenous communities understand and protect their heritage beyond Eurocentric and material categories? Read up on Carla Jaimes Betancourt's project here. 👉️ buff.ly/Ub4f2Wk For an overview of all research projects, see the new Dependent: buff.ly/gi1LMwh @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de