Isabel Hofmeyr, from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), will present a paper on the role of Customs on the colonial maritime boundary. The paper places the Custom House in the context of the ecology of the littoral and the port city, showing how these helped shaped the protocols and procedures of Customs officials and hence the way in which they formulated their hermeneutic strategies.
Tuesday, November 12th at 4:10 PM
Hamilton Hall, room 303