Culture and the State in Africa (12/31/02; 5/2/03-5/5/03)

Culture and the State: Past, Present, and Future
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/cms/
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 2-5, 2003

Theme:
CULTURE AND THE STATE IN AFRICA

In May 2003, the University of Alberta will host a conference around the theme "Culture and the State: Past, Present and Future." A more detailed description of the conference can be found at http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/cms/cfp.htm.

Within this broader framework, the theme "Culture and the State in Africa" intends to explore the notions of culture, nation and state as they pertain specifically to Africa--both historically and in the present.

Papers are welcomed from all disciplines, and could address the following, or any other, topics:

-- Culture, nationhood and the African Diaspora
-- Travel Writing and Identity
-- Popular culture
-- Art, Architecture and Culture in Africa
-- Colonialism, Postcolonialism and Identity
-- Sexuality in Africa
-- NEPAD and its ramifications for the future of culture and the state in Africa
-- AIDS/HIV and culture
-- Film Studies
-- Oral tradition in a "postcolonial" environment
-- Media and Freedom of speech

Please send an abstract of no more than 300 words for a proposed paper of 20 minutes to be given in either English or French to the theme coordinator, Peter Midgley.

Deadline: December 31, 2002.

Theme Coordinator:
Peter Midgley
Department of English
3-5 Humanities Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2E5
E-mail: pmidgley@ualberta.ca