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The Black Atlantic
March 21-23 , 2002
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
An interdisciplinary symposium sponsored by Purdue University's
African American Studies and Research Center
And
American Studies
The African American Studies and Research Center and the American Studies
Program invites your participation in "The Black Atlantic," March 21-23,
2002 at Purdue University. As the title suggests, the conference will
explore the history, culture, and social and political experiences of people
in the Atlantic world whose lives have been shaped by the African diaspora.
Work on individuals, movements, and communities in the Americas, Europe,
Africa, and the Mediterranean that are part of the Black Atlantic are
welcome. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, the
following: Migration and Identity, Diasporic Literature and Culture,
Imagined Geographies, Transnational Movements and Politics, (Post)colonial
Spaces and Power, Inscriptions of Home and Exile, and the Politics of Race.
Interdisciplinary and American Studies approaches and methodologies are
encouraged.
Submit two copies of detailed abstracts
for individual 30-minute presentations or
2-hour panels with up to three speakers.
Abstracts should be 5 pages or less.
Submission deadline: November 1, 2001
Decision about submissions: December 10, 2001
Send to:
Carolyn E. Johnson, Interim Director
The African American Studies and Research Center
1367 LAEB, Room 6182 -West Lafayette, IN 47907-1367
765-494-5680 or 765-496-1581 (Fax)
Electronic Mail to: aasrc@sla.purdue.edu
Symposium Co-Sponsors
African American Studies and Research Center
American Studies
Carolyn E. Johnson, Interim Director
Susan Curtis, Director and Professor of History
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/african-american
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/idis/american-studies
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