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Pirates of the Black Sea: A History with Dr. Nina Wieda
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Due to its entanglement in trade and piracy, the Black Sea was also the center of European slave trade, where Circassian and Slavic captives were transported to Ottoman slave markets; women were meant for harems and men were meant for the army. This slave market would last until 1838.
Join Context for an adventurous and and informative journey through history's lesser-known, but equally-exciting, pirates. Learn not only about their violent and ungovernable practices, but about their role in politics, trade, and history as a whole. Led by an expert on Eastern European history, Nina Wieda, this Conversation will introduce its participants to a fascinating chapter in the history and inspire questions for future learning. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with a newly-developed fascination in the Black Sea and its turbulent past.
Nina Wieda is a native of the Caucasus living in Chicago, USA. She holds a Ph.D. in Slavic from Northwestern University and an MA in Nationalism Studies from Central European University. Nina also has experience in journalism, advertising, and consumer research – her writing has been published in three languages. She wrote her Master's thesis about the Northern Caucasus region. Dr. Wieda currently teaches at Northwestern University near Chicago.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
I had to watch the recording before giving this interview. As usual Nina wieda was wonderful and I learned alot about the circassians, the Ottomans empire and the Cossacks.
Nina is a a great storyteller and here is a great new discovery!
Nieda once again gives an amazing presentation! I know little about the area but she really made me curious for more.She is so knowledgeable about the region, the people and events. Organization and ability to pique my interest will keep me coming back. I am looking forward to the Amazon presentation.
This was an absolutely terrific lecture. Dr. Wieda used the through line of Piracy on the Black Sea to give a lecture that incorporated social history, military tactics, and religion while giving a general overview of the history of the Black Sea region. Her presentation was engaging and fascinating, and I came away with a pile of cool history facts! If you like learning about "unusual" history (meaning non-Western Europe focused and with only a little political history thrown in), or even just history in general, this lecture is a fantastic choice.