First results of the Empirical Studies of Black European identities have been published. Documentations of the used measures and descriptions of the samples can be downloaded here:

All participants of the online survey conducted by the Research Centre “Black Europe”, who took part before 1 May 2007, were entered into a raffle with a chance to win one of 10 iPods shuffle or one of 25 gift coupons for Amazon in the amount of 50 Euro. We congratulate the winners, whose code numbers were drawn.

The international research team “Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe” will be meeting in Leon, Spain, to celebrate the IV Conference of African Studies at the University of Leon, under the motto:

Slavery, both in its historical and modern forms, continues to be a matter of undiminished political and social relevance. This is mirrored by an increasing interest in historical research as well as by critical statements from within the field of contemporary art. Since the 1980s there have been numerous artists creating alternative images of how to remember slavery, thus setting new directions for coming to terms with its racist after-effects. How are these concepts to be evaluated? Do they provide insights into the history of mentalities and affects that cannot otherwise be gained? In which way do they relate to cultural processes of coping with slavery, for example the performative and oral histories in Africa and the Caribbean or the visual approaches in European art history?