CFP: African, Caribbean, African American Lit. (12/22; 3/23-3/26)

From: martin japtok (japtokma@ernie.wvsc.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 02 1999 - 17:22:23 EST


CFP: African, Caribbean, African American Lit.

The Middle States African Studies Association is currently seeking papers
and panel proposals for its first conference, entitled "Shadow of the Past"
which will be held in conjunction with the exhibition "A Slave Ship Speaks:
the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie" at the Cultural Center in Charleston,
West Virginia, March 23-26, 2000.
Papers will be accepted from all disciplines. Proposed areas for topics are:
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Historical Legacy
Racialism, Ethnicity, Religion
Diaspora Studies and Pan-Africanism
Africa, Caribbean, Latin American Relationships
Linguistic Transformation
Environmentalism

Deadline for 200-word abstract: December 22, 1999.

Interested presenters please submit abstracts to:

Dr. C. Stuart McGehee, Chair
Department of History
Campus Box 162
West Virginia State COllege
Institute, WV 25112-1000
(304)766-3240
fax: (304)766-5186
mcgehest@wvsvax.wvnet.edu

Inqiries can also be addressed to Martin Japtok, japtokma@ernie.wvsc.edu

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