GENL 243 Global Slavery 10,000 BCE to the Present
This interdisciplinary lecture course explores the changing nature of slavery throughout the globe from 10,000 BCE to the present. It investigates the economics of why businesses choose to use slaves instead of other forms of labor and examines why governments do not always outlaw slavery or enforce anti-slavery laws. It also surveys the sociological and psychological effects of slavery on both enslavers and enslaved and it considers ways of reducing the number of enslaved persons today.