Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race
July 29-31, 2013
Accra, Ghana
On the 150th year anniversary of the US “Emancipation Proclamation,” and with participation in August 1 “Emancipation Day” events in Cape Coast
Call for Papers
“Black Churches and 21st Century Captivities”
This conference will convene in the shadows of the slave castles to examine church responses to contemporary threats to black social, physical, and religious well-being, including political oppression or coercion; group conflict; co-optation of religious life; captivities of persons (e.g., modern slavery, human trafficking, mass incarceration); and economic distortions and dependencies. While focusing mainly on the 21st century, the conference will also explore historical backdrops and comparisons that inform understanding of the contemporary contexts in which these issues play out. We welcome conceptual, practical and theoretical papers; case studies; and comparative work exploring these or related themes.
Please submit 150-250 word abstracts by Nov. 15, 2012 to Dr. R. Drew Smith (Morehouse College) [log in to unmask]; Dr. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu (Trinity Theological College, Ghana) [log in to unmask]; and Dr. William Ackah (Birkbeck College, Univ. of London) [log in to unmask]
The venue for conference sessions, accommodations, and meals will be the Executive Conference Centre, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), located near the University of Ghana campus. Delegates wishing to arrange alternative accommodations are free to do so but should book at facilities close to GIMPA in order to account for traffic. Please join us for this educationally and professionally enriching conference taking place simultaneous to Emancipation Day (August 1) and PANAFEST (late-July) in Ghana.
Conference Details:
Full Conference Package: $775
(Includes conference registration, conference materials, morning and afternoon conference snacks, group transport to Cape Coast/Elmina slave castle for Emancipation Day activities, and breakfast, lunch, dinner, and single occupancy accommodations for five days at conference venue—Executive Conference Centre, Ghana Institute of Management and Administration, located near the University of Ghana campus (http://www.gimpa.edu.gh/). Does not include airfare, airport transfers, visas, and travel medications).
To guarantee this price, a $100 deposit is required by , December 1, 2012 and the balance by May 1, 2013. The deposit will be non-refundable, but payments beyond the deposit amount will be refundable according to the refund scale and timetable below. Persons unable to lock in the conference package rate based upon the December and May payment deadlines should anticipate a $100-200 increase in the package rate. All payments should be made through the registration link at www.religionandrace.org.
Conference Only Rate: $200 (through May 1); $250 (thereafter)
(Includes conference materials, morning/afternoon snacks and lunch each day of the conference, and group trip to Cape Coast/Elmina slave castle. Rate without Cape Coast/Elmina visit will be $175 through May 1 and $225 thereafter).
Refund Policy:
Through May 15, 2013: 80% refundable
May 16-May 31: 60% refundable
June 1-June 30: 40% refundable
After June 30: 20% refundable
The Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race (TRRR) was founded in 2010 with the aim of bringing together scholars, church leaders and community activists from across the African diaspora and continent to facilitate dialogue, intellectual output, and activism in the cause of improving the lives of people of African descent and heritage around the world. Though TRRR’s approach is scholarly, its commitment is to advancing informed and progressive approaches to persistent racial problems in dialogue and collaboration with broad publics. “Black Churches and 21st Century Captivities” will be the third TRRR conference, following successful conferences in South Africa (2011) and in the United Kingdom (2012).
For additional information about conference registration and about TRRR, please visit:
www.religionandrace.org
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