USA Africa Dialogue Series - 38th ANNUAL MEETING of the NEW YORK AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION

38^th ANNUAL MEETING of the

NEW YORK AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION

State University of New York at Binghamton
April 5–6, 2013

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS / ABSTRACTS

DEADLINE: December 31, 2012

 

GLOBAL AFRICA, TRIPLE HERITAGE AND PAX AFRICANA:
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD

 

The New York African Studies Association (NYASA) will hold its 38th Annual Meeting, April 5–6, 2013, at Binghamton University.   The Local Organizing Committee takes special pride in announcing that this annual meeting also takes place on the occasion of the eightieth birthday of Professor Ali A. Mazrui and the fiftieth anniversary of his publishing career. 

 

Long before the word "globalization" entered the lexicon, the African people had been "globalized" by dispersal abroad and expanding multiculturalism at home.  Africa's triple heritage was part of that history.  That heritage was a convergence of three civilizations in Africa—Africanity, Islam and the impact of the West.

 

Ali A. Mazrui coined the term "Africa's triple heritage," and it is probable that he was the first to use the concept of "global Africa".  Mazrui also popularized the term "Pax Africana" in the sense of "Africa's capacity to be its own policeman."  Participants in this year's NYASA annual meeting are hereby called upon to interpret those concepts in their own way and scrutinize them on their own terms with a view to reflecting on the past and marching ahead. 

 

The Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, host of the 2013 annual meeting of NYASA, invites abstracts of papers, proposals for presentations, panels and roundtables on the above theme and its variations including the following:

 

 

·      Africa and Globalization

·      The African Experience in Conflict

  Prevention, Management & Resolution

·      Africa and the Arabs

·      Africanity and Islam

·      Islamic Law and Modern Politics in Africa

·      The Afro-Arab Spring

·      Jihad and Justice

·      Languages in Post-colonial Africa

·      African Literature

·      African Music and Dance

·           African Films and Documentaries: Stories and Realities

·      Writing History and Making It

·      African Archives and the Oral Tradition

·      African Universities in the Global Era

·      Africa and Asia

·           The African Diaspora in Asia and Asian Diaspora in Global Africa

·      Africa and the West

·      Africa, Emerging Powers and Emerging  

  Institutions

·      Africa and Latin America

·      Africa and Europe

·      Caribbean Impact on Africa

·      Democracy in Africa

·      African Impact on the American Experience

·      African Migration and American Diversity

·      The Obama Presidency: Gains and Losses

·      Declining Sanctity of Sovereignty

·      African Diaspora and Globalization

·      Science and Technology in Global Africa

·      From OAU to African Union

·           Pan-Africanism and the Intellectuals/the Masses

·      Pan-Africanism:  Rise, Fall and Revival

·      Regionalism in Africa

·      NEPAD and Socio-Economic Reform

·      Gender Roles in Transition

·      The African Woman and the Sexual Divide

·      African Women: Leaders and Activists

·      Bondage of Boundaries

·      Slavery and Racism

·      Cultural Nostalgia and Cultural Amnesia

·      Comparative Alienation

·      Internet and Culture Change

·      Demography and Politics

·      Visual Arts in Africa

·      Africa and Environmental Global Policies

·           Africa in Search of Sustainable Development

·      African Philosophy and Political Thought

·           Environmental Justice and Social Movements in Africa

·           Africa and Climate Change: Policies and Actions

 

 

 

 

Other topics for papers will also be considered as are proposals to promote student participation. PLEASE SEND ABSTRACTS for papers and panels, by December 31, 2012 to the Local Organizing Committee at nyasa13@binghamton.edu.  Abstracts should be a maximum of 150 words in length, and authors should suggest which sub-theme best fits their topic. Also, please specify if you would need media resources (e.g., Audio Visual Equipment) for your presentation.

 

The local organizing committee will notify those who have submitted successful proposals by January 31, 2013. For general updates please visit the conference page at http://www.binghamton.edu/igcs/or http://www.nyasa.org

 

 

Contact Address:

NYASA 13 Organizing Committee

Attn: Dr. Seifudein Adem

Institute of Global Cultural Studies (IGCS)
Binghamton University
PO Box 6000 LNG-100
Binghamton, NY 13902
E-mail: nyasa13@binghamton.edu

Telephone: (607) 777-4494
Fax: (607) 777-2642

 

Venue:

Binghamton University
Downtown Center Campus
67 Washington Street
Binghamton, NY 13901

 

Accommodation:

Holiday Inn Arena

2-8 Hawley Street

Binghamton, NY 13905

Special conference rate [$92.00] 

Phone: 607-722-1212

Fax:  607-722-6063

 

 

Fees:

$100.00 includes all events and membership

$50.00 students and senior citizens, includes all events and membership

$50.00 one day event without membership

$20.00 one day event for students and seniors without membership

 

All Binghamton University faculty, staff, and students with a valid ID card
may attend the conference free of charge.

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