The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) and the Institute of African Studies (College of Humanities, University of Ghana) are co-hosting the 2017 ASAA conference on the theme African Studies and Global Politics.
The conference will provide a platform for intellectuals, academics, and practitioners—to collaborate with ASAA to engage in an important undertaking about the global African condition, the quality of life of Africans on the continent and the African Diaspora, and the effects of global socio-politics on Africa and African people around the world.
The conference will also provide opportunities to attend pre-conference workshops and view films by award-winning African film makers. Well-respected African keynote speakers are expected and the conference will climax with a banquet presenting the best of West African cuisine and live music.
You are invited to submit proposals for individual paper presentations and panels under the following sub-themes, but not limited to them:
Individual Paper Proposals
Abstracts should be no more than 250 words, and include Name, Email address and affiliation of author(s), Title of the proposed paper, Main arguments, Data and methodology and major findings if applicable.
Panel Proposals
The panel proposal should identify the sub-theme and include Panel title, Names/email addresses and institutional affiliations of the participants (no more than 5), abstracts of no more than 250 words for each participant and the name, email address and institutional affiliation of a discussant if applicable.
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2017
Notification of Acceptance: July 14, 2017
Visit the link below for further information.
http://as-aa.org/index.php/asaa-2017-conference/call-for-papers-posters-and-panels
Contact
For further enquiries kindly send an email to info@as-aa.org or asaaconference@gmail.com