DoSSE Project

ERC-funded project on the sexual exploitation of people enslaved within the households of the greater Mediterranean world, AD 300-900. Hosted by @uniofleicester

[David Parnell @byzantineprof]

Ascetics in Late Antiquity made their reputations by renouncing "the world," famously giving up wealth, property, and even personal comfort. I always thought that was pretty straightforward. But it turns out that many of these ascetics retained a single personal slave.

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

We are delighted to announce a one day conference on Manumission in the Medieval Islamicate World – happening on 22 April, at the University of Leicester – which the DoSSE project has co-organised with the Markfield Institute.

Email Erin [email protected] to attend for free

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

New on the blog: "From Francia to China, ‘Do What You Want With Your Slave’"

Link: https://t.co/JYN37VS4X7

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

New on the blog: 'Diverse Tales of Slaves, Sex, & Female Owners'

In this post, James explores how late antique sources show female masters exploiting the bodies of their slaves.

Link: https://t.co/Tqwq2srE3O

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

We are so pleased to share that Seth M. Stadel, a DoSSE project alumnus, has published new article in the Journal of Late Antiquity, entitled 'The Legal Constructions of Christian Slavery in Fars at the End of Late Antiquity'.

Read it, Open Access, here: https://t.co/p9TeVUjNLE

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

New on the blog: Teaching Slavery in Late Antiquity - a reflection

In a guest post, @woodjamie99 (University of Lincoln) talks about his undergraduate module on late antique slavery. We'll be publishing some of his students' work over the next few weeks

https://t.co/htoGsnX2EG

[James F. McGrath @ReligionProf]

Slavery and Power in Ancient Households https://t.co/JsuMrTiqSL

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

Heading to the IMC? Tomorrow Sheida will be presenting on 'Early Islamic Sexual Taboos: The Boundaries of Permissibility in al-Ṭabarī and al-Ṭabarānī's Narratives', as part of Becca Grose and Grace Stafford's panels on 'Sex Education and Late Antiquity'.

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

Delighted that my article 'The Bandit, the Holy Man, and the Slave in the Early Medieval West', published in the Journal of Late Antiquity, has been shortlisted for the RHS ECR article prize!
https://t.co/Bc26mQA5KS

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

Submit your 100 word abstract via https://t.co/U85NibHiX6

Focus on Late Antiquity / Early Middle Ages (broadly defined) preferred. The session abstract below shows the kind of issues we're interested in, but other approaches are welcome.

There is the option to present virtually

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More details on our website: https://t.co/f1f63futr5

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PUBLIC LECTURE - 20 MAY

Hosted by the DoSSE project, Niall Ó Súilleabháin (Université de Poitiers) will be giving a paper on 'Family, Household and Servitude in Medieval France (AD 900 – 1100)'. Attend in-person in Leicester or virtually over Teams.

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

CALL FOR PAPERS - Manumission in the Islamicate World

Conference Date: 22 Apr 2026

Location: University of Leicester, UK, in partnership with @MarkfieldIHE

Please submit a 300-word abstract for consideration to [email protected], along with your full name & bio by 31 May 2025

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

More information on the DoSSE website: https://t.co/NHVHFuz0vg

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

It's just under one week until Andriy Danylenko's visit to Leicester from Pace University, NY to give a public lecture on the language spoken by Slavic slaves in medieval Islamic polities. Attend in person or virtually over Teams - details on the poster.

[NT at Oxford @nt4ox]

2025-26 Lecturer in Biblical and Early Christian Studies, University of Manchester, UK. FT/Fixed Term: 12 months. Requires strong publications & ability to teach biblical languages. Deadline 28 April, start 1 September. https://t.co/c4s6MSLB0P

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

CALL FOR PAPERS - Manumission in the Islamicate World

Conference Date: 22 Apr 2026

Location: University of Leicester, UK, in partnership with @MarkfieldIHE

Please submit a 300-word abstract for consideration to [email protected], along with your full name & bio by 31 May 2025

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

Abstract:

[DoSSE Project @DosseProject]

On 30 April, Prof Andriy Danylenko (Pace University, NY) will give a public lecture on 'The Slavic Slaves in al-Andalus & Ifrīqīyah: A Case of Linguistic Hybridization in the Late First Millennium', hosted by the DoSSE project & the University of Leicester.

Details below ⬇️

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Date & time: 1600-1730, 30 April

We encourage everyone to attend in-person - there will be wine & snacks afterwards. The lecture will take place at Ken Edwards Room 528, University of Leicester. But for a team links to attend virtually, please email Erin [email protected]