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The article presents a report from a September 6-7, 2016 conference on the ancient history of used goods and second-hand shops. Topics of presentations delivered include the description of reuse of items in the writings of Greek philosopher Xenophon, auctions of stolen goods in ancient Athens, Greece, and the economic function of slaves in ancient Greece.

The article presents a July 16-17, 2015 conference in Gießen, Germany on the social history of violence hosted by the Forschergruppe Gewaltgemeinschaften historical society. Topics of presentations delivered included the history of the slavery industry in early modern Eastern Europe, the history of violence committed by rural Morlach bandits, and the social importance of violence in African puberty rituals.

The article presents a report on a conference on European missions and cultural relations, held at the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz, Germany, from August 10-12, 2014. Topics of discussion included missionaries' attitudes toward slavery in India, the experience of the international traveler Karl Gützlaff, and relations between missionaries and indigenous Christians in Katanga, Congo, in the early twentieth century.

The article discusses the conference "After Slavery: Comparing the Caribbean and Africa," which took place at Leibniz University in Hanover, Germany, between November 22, 2013, and November 23, 2013. It discusses presentations by several scholars including Paul Jenkins, Christian Cwik, and Ulrike Schmieder on the topics of slavery and post-slavery history.