Felicia Jantina Fricke

Felicia Jantina Fricke

Postdoc

Felicia Fricke is a postdoctoral fellow at IN THE SAME SEA at the University of Copenhagen. Her research in the project focuses on trade and exchange between islands in the Lesser Antilles, particularly rumours and microregional trading families in the early 19th century. Her other interests include archaeological ethics and human remains analysis.

Felicia is a British/Dutch scholar with an academic background in archaeology, osteology, and oral history. She received her PhD from the University of Kent in 2019. Her book Slaafgemaakt: Rethinking Enslavement in the Dutch Caribbean, published by Common Ground Research Networks, presents her doctoral research results for a general audience and had its paperback release in October 2021. Felicia has also published several journal articles and book chapters in English, Dutch, and Papiamentu.

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