> Title: Conference on "Nineteenth-century Post-Abolition Commerce and the
Communities of the Lower Niger River Basin (Nigeria)"
> Deadline: 2004-01-31
> Location: Nigeria
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> Post-Abolition Commerce and the Communities of the Lower Niger River Basin
(Nigeria)"
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> Conference on "Nineteenth-century Post-Abolition Commerce and the
Communities of the Lower Niger River Basin (Nigeria)"
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> To be held at the Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria, June 11-12, 2004.
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> Being organized jointly by the Department of History, University of Guelph
(Canada), with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada and the Department of History of Central Michigan
University (USA) in association with Imo State University (Owerri, Nigeria,)
This two-day workshop, to be held on the Imo State University campus from
June 11-12, 2004, will bring together scholars in history and related fields
to discuss the Nineteenth-century post-abolition commerce and the
communities of the lower Niger River basin in the nineteenth century. The
conference will focus on local level social, economic and political
developments in the communities fringing the basin of the lower Niger River,
its tributaries, and the Niger Delta, arising from the effect of or
participation in international trade in the 19th century. Presentations are
welcome on:
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> * Biographies of wealthy individuals, famous traders, or families;
farmers, canoe operators, and any other professionals whose activities came
down in the local peoples? memory as significant, distinctive, important or
unusual.
> * Historical analyses of traditional rituals, ceremonies, songs,
stories, and the general orature alluding to or describing 19th-century
commerce-related issues.
> * Research reports by advanced graduate students working on any
aspect of the subject areas relating to the foregoing themes
> * Bibliographic examination of research carried out within and
without Nigeria in the past 15 years on the riverine and overland
19th-century commerce (produce and slaves) of the societies of the lower
Niger River system.
> * Further suggestions on possible topics: transportation networks;
intersection of riverine & overland trade; credit; guilds; trade secrets &
trade professionals; local, subregional contexts of trade and political
power; local production; imports; security & trade; trade practices; and the
intersection of gender with any of the above themes/topics.
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> Additional funding is being sought with the hope of subsidizing the cost
of attending the conference for paper presenters from within Nigeria who
qualify. On application, junior non-academic sector /independent researchers
interested in presenting papers will be considered for such subsidies.
>
> Submit a 500 word abstract via e-mail not later than January 31, 2004.
>
> For further information or to submit a proposal, contact the coordinators:
>
> Femi J.Kolapo (Phd)
> Department of History
> University of Guelph
> Guelph, On. Canada N1G 2W1
> Fax (519)837-8634
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> Chima J. Korieh (Phd)
> Department of History
> Central Michigan University
> Mt. Pleasant. MI 4885 USA
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> Email: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
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> Announcement ID: 135977
> http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=135977 Conference on
"Nineteenth-century
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