Democracy and Slavery

A lecture series on the relationship between democracy and slavery in the ancient Greek world

10 September, 2 pm (Festsalen)

Blurred Lines: Enslaved and Citizen Bodies in Democratic Athens

Prof. Deborah Kamen (Washington)


8 October, 2 pm (U2)

What Is a Democratic Master?

Prof. Paulin Ismard (Aix-Marseilles)

Slavery and Democracy in Athenian Old Comedy

Dr. Bianca Mazzinghi Gori (Turin)


12 November, 2 pm (U2)

The Privilege of Service? Enslaved Soldiers and the Democratic State in Ancient Greece and Comparative History.

Dr. Jason Porter (Centre for Mediterranean History)

Citizens All Equal? The Smell of Origins in the Athens of the Banker Pasion (4th Century BC)

Prof. Christel Müller (Paris Nanterre)

10 December, 2 pm (Festsalen)

Platons slavestat

Dr. Anders Dahl Sørensen (Gl. Hellerup Gymnasium)