Episode 028
Ethnicity and Power in Sudan's Past
Historians Stephanie Beswick (Ball State U.) and Jay Spaulding (Kean U.) on ethnicity, slavery, and trade in Sudan. Focus is on pre-colonial times, with an emphasis on how power relationships and economic factors influenced identity formation and political conflict. The interview was conducted at the Sudan Studies Association meeting in East Lansing.
Introduction
Slavery and South Sudan
Bari and the Ivory Trade
Varying Forms of Sudanese Slavery
Iron-Working in Sudan
The Decline of Nubian Iron Production
Sudan Studies Association
Outro