USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for Papers - SIRAS 2011 Conference

Dear conference participants:

 

Please join us in beautiful Frankfort, Kentucky for our 12^th Annual Southern Interdisciplinary roundtable on African Studies (SIRAS).  This engaging and educational conference begins Thursday, April 7^th and ends on Sunday, April 10^th.

 

We are excited to announce a new activity addition to the 2011 SIRAS conference to help give you variety and a better taste of the riches and beauty of Kentucky:  A tour of a famous Bluegrass vineyard and winery, complete with wine tasting(compliments of SIRAS), to be held at Lovers Leap Winery (www.loversleapwine.com).  The tour and tasting is to be followed by a  free Presidential reception at the winery. Shuttle service will be provided by SIRAS.

 

THIS IS A CALL FOR PROPOSALS/ABSTRACTS. Proposals are due on or before February 28, 2011.  For those who have already submitted an abstract, we thank you.

 

Participants and non-participants are also encouraged to submit a paper for refereeing and possible submission to Notes and Records: An International Journal of African and African Diaspora Studies - : www.kysu.edu/NotesAndRecordsJournal. 

 

We look forward to being with many of you in Frankfort, Kentucky.  Please forward this to your peers and colleagues.  If you have questions about the submission process or the conference, please contact Aster Haile at (502) 597-5922 or aster.haile@kysu.edu