July 16, 2005
Captivity Conference
Captivity From Babylon to Guantánamo Bay
A two-day conference at University College London,
10-11 November 2005
The term 'captivity' describes a wide variety of different phenomena. It might refer to the treatment of prisoners of war or to hostage taking as a political pool; to slavery and other forced-labour systems; to ideas of liberty and concepts of gender. By discussing 'captivity' from different historical and theoretical angles, we will explore its usefulness as a conceptual tool...
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