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About the 2010 Contemporary Studies Conference
Submitted by admintesting on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 13:29
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
In the summer of 2009, President Barack Obama’s much heralded official visit to the continent of Africa aroused immense hope that Africa would figure more prominently on the international stage. In Ghana he declared
“…I do not see the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world – as partners …on behalf of the future that we want for all our children.”
“Africa in the Age of Globalization,” a conference organized by the Brantford campus’ interdisciplinary Contemporary Studies program, in association with the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa, will examine this new awareness of our interconnectedness by exploring the ways in which Africa is conceived in the world and the world in Africa. This is the sixth in a series of interdisciplinary, international conferences launched in 2000. The organizingcommittee welcomes papers and presentations that explore the new perceptions and continued misconceptions that characterize relations between Africa and the rest of the world in the era of globalization. Sub themes may include, but are not limited to:
- images of Africa that tend only to emphasizethe continent’s neediness despite its enormous potential
- environmental challenges and the innovative responses that these have engendered
- changing political and economic relationships with key global powers like the United States and China
- the role of media in shaping emerging democracies on the continent
We are open to diverse forms of presentation, including scholarly papers, workshops and audio/visual presentations, and encourage proposals for complete panels (limited to three papers). Please send a title, 250-word abstract, four keywords that describe your research, and contact information for all proposed participants to: proposals@laurierbrantfordconference.ca by March 15, 2010.
