CALL FOR PAPERS
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG
Africa and Europe:
Myths, Masks and Masquerades
2-5 April 2001
An international interdisciplinary conference will be held at the
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg from Monday 2 to Thursday
5 April 2001. The theme of the Congress, "Africa and Europe: Myths,
Masks and Masquerades" aims to attract scholars from a wide range of
disciplines.
Proposals are invited for papers addressing the conference theme and
related areas.
This conference seeks to address some of the following questions:
- How do Europeans perceive and represent African culture(s)?
- How do Africans perceive and represent the "idea of Europe"?
- What shifts have occurred in these perceptions in the later half of
20th Century?
- What impact have new technologies had on these perceptions and
representations?
- How, has de-colonialisation and the African Renaissance affected
African-European relations?
- What are the future outlooks?
Contributions are welcome from the fields of:
- Literature
- Culture Studies
- Drama
- Film
- Visual Arts
- Language Studies
- Media
The Congress will be held back to back with the biennial the
Conference of Association for German Studies in Southern Africa (SAGV)
from Thursday 29 March to Saturday 31 March 2001. This offers a unique
opportunity for scholars interested in both Conferences to participate
in 2 exciting events.
Papers should not exceed 20 minutes. Those wishing to present papers
at the Congress are invited to send a provisional title and a brief
synopsis (250 words) not later than 30 June 2000. Please include a
cover page with the following information:
author's name(s) and affiliation(s)
mailing address
e-mail address
title of presentation
three to five key words
Your paper will be scheduled in an appropriate session. Acceptance of
your paper for presentation implies a commitment to register and
attend the conference. Papers will not be read if the presenter is
unable to attend.
Proposals and enquiries should be addressed to:
Dr Carlotta von Maltzan
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Private Bag 3
WITS 2050
Phone: (+27 11) 71 74212
Fax : (+27 11) 4037289
e-mail: 120car@muse.wits.ac.za or 120mlf@muse.wits.ac.za
The University of the Witwatersrand is located in the largest
metropolitan area and the industrial and commercial heart of South
Africa. Wits is recognised both nationally and internationally for the
quality of its graduates and its excellence in teaching, research and
service to society. It has a longstanding commitment to university
autonomy, academic freedom and non-discrimination.
Full details of the Congress, including registration forms, will be
forwarded with the acceptance of your paper. Any general enquiries now
should be addressed to the Convenor of the Conference, Dr C von
Maltzan, c/o Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the
above address.
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SAGV
GERMANISTENVERBAND IM SUEDLICHEN AFRIKA
GERMANISTEVERENIGING IN SUIDER-AFRIKA
ASSOCIATION FOR GERMAN STUDIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
SEKRETARIAT SEKRETARIAAT SECRETARIAT
SEKRETARIAT DES SAGV · DR. WALTER KOEPPE · DEPT. OF MODERN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES · UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH PRIVATE BAG X1 · 7602
MATIELAND · SOUTH AFRICA · TEL: +21-808-2133 · FAX: +21-808-2035
E-MAIL: WGHK@MATIES.SUN.AC.ZA
E I N L A D U N G
ZUR
20. TAGUNG DES SAGV
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG
29. - 31. Maerz 2001
Tagungsthemen
Grenzen - neue, alte
und
Deutsch als Fremdsprache - Vortraege und Workshops
Laenge der Vortraege: 20 Minuten. Dauer der Workshops: 80 Minuten. Vom
Tagungsthema abweichende Vortraege werden beruecksichtigt. Anmeldungen
eines Referates mit kurzer Zusammenfassung (100 Woerter) und Angaben
zu Person und Institution sowie E-Mail-Adresse bitte bis zum
31. Juli 2000
an das Sekretariat des SAGV oder:
Dr. Carlotta von Maltzan, Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS
2050, South Africa. Tel. :+27-11-7174212 Fax: +27-11-4037289 E-Mail:
120car@muse.wits.ac.za 120mlf@muse.wits.ac.za
Einzelheiten zur Tagung erhalten Sie zusammen mit einem
Anmeldeformular mit der Aufnahmebestaetigung Ihres Vortrags.
In unmittelbarem Anschluss an diese Tagung findet eine vom DEPARTMENT
OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES organisierte Tagung statt mit dem
Titel Africa and Europe: Myths, Masks and Masquerades, zu der
Teilnehmer der SAGV-Tagung herzlich eingeladen sind.
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