The 8th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2019) invites the submission of panel proposals addressing the conference theme of Africa: Connections and Disruptions. Edinburgh, June 11-14, 2019 This specific call for panel proposals seeks papers addressing ‘Literary Activism in Twenty-First… Read More ›
We are delighted to share that the deadline for the submission of panel and paper proposals for the 2019 (May 15-18) ALA conference has been extended to Thursday 31 January. ALA conference Columbus May 15-18, 2019 Theme: Institutions of African… Read More ›
Call for submissions for futuristic imaginaries Not afraid of the ruins #2: Local science fictions Utopian dreamers, other-worldly explorers, and psychonautic adventurers; scholars, activists, students, and critics: drawing inspiration from the online political ecology magazine Uneven Earth and following the… Read More ›
(Re)membering Africa: Women’s Narratives on the Continent and Beyond Workshop: March 28 – 30, 2019 University of Houston In his book, Re-membering Africa, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o states that “the history of Africa has not simply been one of deprivation, dispossession… Read More ›
Black Panther Conference ‘Taking Stock of the First African Super Hero at 50’ Shawnee State University, Ohio, USA April 2019 The Department of English and Humanities at Shawnee State University and the Asian and African Studies at El Colegio de… Read More ›
The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›
We are delighted to share this call for papers for the 4th edition of The Lagos Studies Association (LSA) annual Conference in June 27-29, 2019 ‘Lagos in the World and the World in Lagos’ LSA June 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria… Read More ›
The 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference 16 – 18 August 2019 Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However,… Read More ›
The 44th Annual Conference of the NEW YORK AFRICAN(A) STUDIES ASSOCIATION York College, City University of New York April 12-13, 2019 THEME: 50 Year Ripple ~ BLACK STUDIES—SANKOFA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Black Studies grew into an academic discipline in… Read More ›
We are delighted to share this call for abstracts, Campus Forms, for the 4th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference, June 27-29, 2019 This is a call for abstract submissions on Nigerian campus forms. The panel wishes to bring together an… Read More ›
University of Leeds, Center for African Studies (LUCAS) Conference 2019 April 4-5, 2019 The call for papers for the conference next year at Leeds is entitled: Contemporary Africas, Creative Africas: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in African Studies How does one… Read More ›
‘Black Women/Superheroes’ Special Issue: Transition Magazine According to Kimberlé Crenshaw intersectionality theory draws attention to Black women’s experiences of intertwined structures of power and oppression, including racism, misogyny, classism, heterosexism, discrimination based on immigration status, ableism, transmisogyny. That said, Black… Read More ›
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers and Panels for a two-day Conference on ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’ which will be held at the University of Oxford, from 27-28 June, 2019. From the… Read More ›
The Journal of Economics, Culture and Society invites you to submit abstracts on: Marxism and African Literatures: New Interventions. This special issue of African Identities: Journal of Economics, Culture and Society will survey recent developments at the intersection of Marxist… Read More ›
At the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) conference at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, on 5th-7th March, 2019, the organiser Wendy Belcher will be hosting a seminar on African language literature. Sixth Annual Seminar on African Language Literature While African… Read More ›
Chinyere G. Okafor has been a significant force and voice in Interdisciplinary Studies through the intersection of the following: African Literature and Theatre, Women, Gender & Feminism, Anthopology and Traditional Drama. Her scholarship engages African, European, North American and the… Read More ›
ALT 37/ African Griot/ ALT at 50 invites you to submit papers by 30th September. African Literature Today, much like modern African Literature and its criticism as a formal intellectual discipline, has been in the Academy for half a century. Chinua Achebe… Read More ›
As part of Baraza: Swahili studies fourth annual day conference, taking place this year at SOAS on 27th October, you are invited to submit abstracts for short presentations addressing any aspect of the language, literature, translation, culture, philosophy or diaspora… Read More ›
You are invited to submit papers for the conference: LIBERATION BEYOND THE NATION: COMPARISONS, INTERACTIONS AND METHODOLOGIES The conference is supported by the Journal of Southern African Studies and organised by the University of Oxford and the University of the Western… Read More ›
We are delighted to announce this open call for papers on topics relating to research, libraries, archives and publishing in and on Africa, and in African studies. Usually one article is published annually with the print and online version of Africa Bibliography,… Read More ›
