The Atlantic World:
An Electronic Exploration



Over five hundred years ago the societies of the Atlantic were brought together by sailing ships. Today we seek to bring a world-wide community of interested scholars together electronically to discuss the Atlantic World of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

We envision papers that will be of interest to all who explore Atlantic history, but also papers that attract electronic gatherings of scholars whose interests are in a more narrowly defined subject such as the first British Empire or the Atlantic slave trade.

Scholars who have work in progress that they wish to test by putting it before a collegial gathering of others interested in the field are invited to send a paper in electronic form to one of the seminar moderators, listed below. They will share such submissions and rapidly decide which to post. The process will be completed more speedily if you send a copy of the paper to each of the moderators. If a paper is accepted the moderators will arrange with the author for a mutually convenient time when the author will be available for a ninety minute to two hour electronic chat session for discussion of the paper.

Notice of the paper and of the agreed on chat schedule will be posted on the relevant list-serves on the net. Anyone interested in joining in the chat will be asked to contact Dr. Francis J. Bremer, who will provide them with an personal log-in name and password.

The First Seminar Paper listed is by Dr. John Thornton and deals with "African Political Ethics and the Slave Trade: Central African Dimensions". Discussion will be in the Luanda chat room at the Atlantic Seminar site on Tuesday, 8 February at noon United States Eastern time. Click on the title to see the paper. Contact Dr. Bremer to obtain a password for this session only.

Moderators:

  • Dr. Francis J. Bremer, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  • Dr. John Thornton, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  • Dr. Lynn A. Botelho, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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  • Connect to the Atlantic Chat Rooms.
    • Access is by password only. For password contact Dr. Francis J. Bremer

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