Scientiae 2025: Istanbul, 16-19 September, Annual Conference

Session

P.4.1. Medicine and Slavery in the Early Modern Mediterranean World

19 Sept 2025, 14:30

MAIN HALL (Kurul Odası) (Istanbul University Faculty of Letters)

Conveners

P.4.1. Medicine and Slavery in the Early Modern Mediterranean World

• Ana Struillou (Institute of Historical Research, London)
• Valentina Pugliano (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

Description

Chair: Mustafa Yavuz

54. Medicine and Slavery in the Early Modern Mediterranean World

Valentina Pugliano (Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy)), Ana Struillou (Institute of Historical Research, London (England))

19/09/2025, 14:30

Organised panels

Part of the panel organized by Valentina Pugliano (Ca' Foscari), and including as speakers Valentina Pugliano, Ana Struillou (IHR, London).

Rationale: Throughout the early modern period the Mediterranean was a major stage for practices of enslavement, affecting millions of individuals across ethnic groups, religious communities, and social ranks. While the medicalization of race and, more...