Lotte Pelckmans

Prof. Lotte Pelckmans is a Senior Fellow at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS), University of Bonn, and affiliated with the Centre for Advanced Migration Studies at Copenhagen University, Denmark. Her current research focuses on digital archives and contemporary female anti-slavery activism addressing descent-based slavery in West Africa and its diaspora.

Research Interests
Lotte’s work bridges historical and contemporary anti-slavery movements, emphasizing gender dynamics and digital methodologies. She explores how marginalized voices, particularly women’s activism, challenge systemic slavery and its legacies in West Africa and global diasporic communities. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates migration studies, human rights frameworks, and archival innovation.

Awards

• Heinz-Heinen-Fellowship

Advising & Grants
No specific advising or grant information provided in the text. Her research is supported through fellowship structures like the Heinz-Heinen-Fellowship.

Labs/Teams
Affiliated with the BCDSS and Copenhagen’s Centre for Advanced Migration Studies, collaborating on transnational dependency and migration research.