Robert Carl-Heinz Shell
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Robert Carl-Heinz Shell is a renowned South African author and professor of African Studies
. He was born (1949) in the Cape Province
of South Africa
. He currently lives in the Western Cape
with his wife Sandy Rowoldt Shell who is the head of the African Studies Library at University of Cape Town
.
Professor Shell has attended more than 41 international workshops where he has delivered papers on several topics but notably on Slavery
, Islam
and HIV/AIDS. In September 2004 he delivered the keynote address at the AGM of SANTA (SA National Tuberculosis
Association) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
with a talk entitled “Infectious diseases in South Africa: HIV/AIDS and TB, some statistical trends”. He has also appeared on in Washington, D.C., where he addressed both the House Select Committee on African affairs and the House Select Committee on International Relations
on the global Aids
pandemic
.
in the 1970s. He then went to the U.S.
to complete his Masters degree at University of Rochester
and in 1986 he completed his PhD
at Yale University
. For his doctoral studies at Yale
, completed in 1986, Shell wrote the dissertation entitled “Slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, 1680-1731” under the advisorship of famed South African historian, Leonard M. Thompsonhttp://www.historians.org/pubs/dissertations/DissertationDetail2.cfm?DissertationID=21816
, the last meeting of Protestant theologians
from Great Britain
and the Continent. Although the delegates could not agree on a single policy, Shell maintains, their writings ended or limited the trade in Christian slaves.http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3843/is_200301/ai_n9233870/pg_2
African studies
African studies is the study of Africa, especially the cultures and societies of Africa .The field includes the study of:Culture of Africa, History of Africa , Anthropology of Africa , Politics of Africa, Economy of Africa African studies is the study of Africa, especially the cultures and...
. He was born (1949) in the Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He currently lives in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
with his wife Sandy Rowoldt Shell who is the head of the African Studies Library at University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
.
Professor Shell has attended more than 41 international workshops where he has delivered papers on several topics but notably on Slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
, Islam
Islam
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and HIV/AIDS. In September 2004 he delivered the keynote address at the AGM of SANTA (SA National Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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Association) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
with a talk entitled “Infectious diseases in South Africa: HIV/AIDS and TB, some statistical trends”. He has also appeared on in Washington, D.C., where he addressed both the House Select Committee on African affairs and the House Select Committee on International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
on the global Aids
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
pandemic
Pandemic
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.
Education
Professor Shell obtained his undergraduate and Honours degrees at University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
in the 1970s. He then went to the U.S.
United States
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to complete his Masters degree at University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
and in 1986 he completed his PhD
PHD
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at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. For his doctoral studies at Yale
YALE
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, completed in 1986, Shell wrote the dissertation entitled “Slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, 1680-1731” under the advisorship of famed South African historian, Leonard M. Thompsonhttp://www.historians.org/pubs/dissertations/DissertationDetail2.cfm?DissertationID=21816
Teaching Positions
| 2006-2007: Extraordinary Professor of Historical demography in the UWC Statistics Statistics Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.... Department. |
| 2001-2005: UWC Associate Professor of Statistics |
| 1996-2001: Rhodes University Rhodes University Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province... , East London Division, Senior Lecturer |
| 1988-95: Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... History Department, Assistant Professor of African History |
| 1988: Oswego, SUNY, Visiting Professor of African History |
| 1986/87: University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... : Visiting Lecturer, African History |
| 1983/84: Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... Teaching Fellowship for expository writing; colonial America Colonial America The colonial history of the United States covers the history from the start of European settlement and especially the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain until they declared independence in 1776. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain and the Netherlands launched major... |
| 1981: Yale University: South African History (assistant for Prof L M Thompson) |
| 1976/77: East Asian Economic and Demographic History (Prof. Robert Hall) |
Professional Positions
| 2003-: Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing... Chair of African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:... , New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... (6 months) |
| 2003-: Vice President, Demographic Association of Southern Africa Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN... (DEMSA) |
| 2001-: Assoc. Prof of Statistics Statistics Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.... , University of Western Cape |
| 1998-1999: Councillor of Demographic Association of South Africa (DEMSA) |
| 1997-2000: Director of Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... Research Unit, Rhodes University Rhodes University Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province... (EL) |
| 1996: Lecturer-in-charge: History Department, Rhodes University (EL) |
| 1989-93: Director of African Studies, Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
| 1991/2: Executive Secretary, Shelby Cullom Davis Center, Princeton University |
| 1989/90: Committee member on Academic Initiatives on South Africa |
| 1989/90: Committee member on Southern Colonialist Search |
| 1989/90: Executive Committee Member, Shelby Cullom Davis Center |
Books
- De Meillon's people of colour : some notes on their dress and occupations with special reference to Cape views and costumes (1978)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/8409467
- Cape slave trade, 1680 to 1731: Towards a census (1983)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/25954183
- Religious conversion in 19th and early 20th century South Africa : some notes on the Horton thesis (1985)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/79628240
- Slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, 1680-1731 (1986)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/71474091
- Children Of Bondage: A Social History Of The Slave Society At The Cape Of Good Hope, 1652-1813 (1994)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/29845479
- Agony of Asar: A Thesis on Slavery by the Former Slave, Jacobus Eliza Johannes 1717-1747
- From diaspora to diorama : African slave trade routes and Southern Africa : the UNESCO Slave Trade Route Project (SA chapter) feasibility study. (1999)http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/53211954
- From Diaspora to Diorama : The Slave Lodge (2008)http://www.ancestry24.com/Content/Website/Products/AllProductsDetailed.aspx?ISBN=1-86918-062-3
- Changing Hands : A Calendar of Bondage (2008)http://www.ancestry24.com/Content/Website/Products/AllProductsDetailed.aspx?ISBN=1-86918-063-1
Articles
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. "Islam in southern Africa, 1652-1998." History of Islam in Africa. (2000): 327-348.http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50262673
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. "Between Christ and Mohammed : conversion, slavery, and gender in the urban Western Cape." Christianity in South Africa: political, social, and cultural history. (1997): 268-277.http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/58439785#
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. Hudson’s descriptions of “Auctions - their good and evil tendency”’ in Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library 39:4 June 1985 pp147-151 and 40:1 September 1985 pp 12-18, of ‘SE Hudson on funerals’ in Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library 44:2 Dec 1989, pp56-63.http://www.museums.org.za/vassa/pub4a.html
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. ‘Hudson’s Cape Town’ in Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library 47:4 June 1993 pp133-149.http://www.museums.org.za/vassa/pub4a.html
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. AIDS in the poorest province of South Africa, 1988 to 2001 UWC Aids mini conference proceedings - Nov 2001
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. "POSITIVE OUTCOMES: The chances of acquiring HIV/AIDS during the school-going years in the Eastern Cape, 1990-2000"http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/asl/info/hivaids/positiveoutcomes.pdf
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz.A second generation HIV/Aids surveillance protocol based on unlinked anonymized testing of trauma patients at selected hospitals in Southern Africa.http://www.uwc.ac.za/aids/documents/28_surveillance.pdf
- Shell, Robert Carl-Heinz. How to write a research proposal for peer reviewhttp://www.nrf.ac.za/methods/guide.htm
Reviews
- Blacks in the Dutch World: The Evolution of Racial Imagery in Modern Society by Allison Blakely--Review author[s]: Robert Shellhttp://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0094-3061(199509)24%3A5%3C592%3ABITDWT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7
Awards
- His book, Children Of Bondage: A Social History Of The Slave Society At The Cape Of Good Hope, 1652-1813 was the runner-up for the prestigious BJ Venter national book award in 1997.
Quotes
"Robert Shell's account is slightly different. He argues that Christianity's change of heart only applied to baptized slaves, and the issue of whether slaves should be baptized was very contentious as late as 1618 when it was raised at the Synod of DortSynod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
, the last meeting of Protestant theologians
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
from Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the Continent. Although the delegates could not agree on a single policy, Shell maintains, their writings ended or limited the trade in Christian slaves.http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3843/is_200301/ai_n9233870/pg_2