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*Call for Papers*
*Interdisciplinary Conference*
*African Children in Focus: A Paradigm Shift in Methodology and Theory?*
*18 & 19 September 2008, Leiden, Netherlands*
From the late 1990's onwards, the research of children and childhoods has
gradually become a topic of study in the social sciences. Children have
increasingly come into the limelight as culture makers and not just as
extensions to the study of adults. At the same time, African children have
remained in the margins of such studies despite the fact that over forty
percent of Africans are under the age of fifteen. African children are
commonly depicted as victims of war, poverty and illness. This conference
aims to provide a platform for qualitative studies on African children,
paying attention to children's own perspectives, agencies and
interdependencies. The conference query centralises around methodological
approaches and theories and wishes to initiate discussions on the following
questions:
1. What (interdisciplinary) methodological approaches are best suited
to research with children?
2. What theoretical innovations and perspectives emerge from the study
of children?
Papers of case studies with African children are welcome, but a reflection
on the above questions is required. A selection of papers will be published.
The conference is organised by the Netherlands African Studies Association.
*Important dates:*
- 1 April 2008: deadline for abstract submission of panel propositions
and individual papers (max. 400 words) including brief CV of author(s) (max.
100 words)
- 1 May 2008: selection of panels and papers by the Conference
Organising Committee and designing of the final programme
- 1 August 2008: deadline for submission of papers (max. 8.000 words)
Abstracts and papers should be written in English. The conference language
is English.
*Please forward your submission to:*
Conference Organising Committee:
Sandra Evers (VU) and Catrien Notermans (RU), NVAS, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB
Leiden, Netherlands. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Conference fee:
- 25 euros for students (two days) and 12,50 euros per day;
- 50 euros for NVAS members (two days) and 25 euros per day;
- 100 euros for other participants (two days) and 50 euros per day.
Any further queries or requests for information on the conference should be
sent to the above e-mail or postal address.
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