Title:
Slavery by a New Name: Children, Childhood and Forced Labour in Colonial Ghana, 1855-1914
Creator:
Koonar, Catherine Irene
Date Created:
2014
Degree Awarded:
Master of Arts
Subjects:
African History
Geographical Focus:
Africa Ghana
Supporting Materials:
n/a
Description:
The topic of child labour receives a great deal of attention from humanitarian and non-governmental organizations, but from a historical perspective, child labour has been under researched and under studied. Looking specifically at colonial Ghana, this study analyzes the effects of anti-slavery legislation and the presence of the Basel Mission Society on the lives of African children. It argues that as the institution of slavery went into decline in West Africa, the forced labour of children actually became more common. In its analysis of children and forced labour, this thesis will make clear that there is, in fact, a great deal of insight to be gained from including children in the narrative. In doing so, assumptions about key themes such as the racialization of labour, the gender division of labour, and the capacity of children to negotiate and shape the terms of their labour can be complicated.
Source
Preferred Citation:
Koonar, Catherine Irene. 2014. "Slavery by a New Name: Children, Childhood and Forced Labour in Colonial Ghana, 1855-1914", Department of History, Carleton University
Link to this page:
https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_82.html
Rights
Rights:
Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.