The following international conference welcomes papers, particularly on
Africa, Australasia, the Pacific, but also comparative approaches.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
NEW AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES: AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, & THE
WIDER WORLD AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 26-28 Nov. 1999
22nd Annual Conference, African Studies Association of Australasia & the
Pacific
Conference WEB site
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/ASCWA/conference99/
CALL for PAPERS
Taking place at the end of the 20th century, "The Age of Extremes," this
international conference offers an excellent opportunity to look critically
at the African encounter with the twentieth century and with the wider
world. Occurring when the nature of African studies is itself under review,
it is also a suitable time to take stock of the past and present study of
Africa, and its future prospects.
The conference will be held at St. George's College, University of Western
Australia (UWA), Perth, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th of November 1999. It
will
also constitute the 22nd Annual Conference of the African Studies
Association of Australasia & the Pacific (AFSAAP), and be opened by the
Vice-Chancellor of UWA, Professor Deryck Schreuder, himself a major
contributor to African historiography and a past President of the Association.
Papers are invited on any aspect of Africa, as well as on comparative
approaches. The overall conference theme is broad, but there is ample room
for specialized contributions, with papers reflecting the different
disciplines and wide-ranging interests of academics, professionals, and
postgraduates, as well as the wider diplomatic, government, aid/NGO, media,
cultural, labour/business, and African communities.
Conference sessions/panels foreshadowed include [this list is not exhaustive]:
Art [African and African-Aboriginal art compared];
African History;
Africans in Australia/Australians in Africa;
Agriculture and agricultural sustainability;
Aid and Trade;
Anti-Apartheid Movements;
Archaeology, African and Comparative;
Australasian-African Relations;
Central Africa in Crisis;
Churches/Church History;
Cinema, African and Comparative
Cultural studies;
Demographic Issues;
Education;
Gender Issues;
Globalization;
Human Rights/Indigenous Rights;
Labour and Capital in Africa;
Literatures, African and Comnparative ;
Medicine, and Public Health
Media, Information, Libraries, and Publishing;
Military Conflict in Africa;
Missions [both historical and literary aspects];
Political Economy of Mining in Late-20th Century Africa;
Reconciliation, Trauma, and Memory: Africa/comparative perspectives;
Representations of Africa and the Wider World;
Settler societies compared;
The State: 'the State & Democratisation'; & 'Rethinking the State'
South African History and Historiography;
Water Resources in Africa.
Papers are welcome in any of these areas, but also in OTHER disciplines & topics
RELATED EVENTS:
* A Gallery exhibition of comparative Aboriginal-African Arts
* A Festival of films from Southern Africa
* The play "Birthdays are not for Dying" by Nigerian Femi Osofisan
* A Nyungar Aboriginal welcome
* A Public Forum on common problems confronting black peoples
* Book sellers' displays, and book launches [in the Art Gallery]
* The annual African Studies Postgraduate Workshop: November 25th
LOCATION DETAILS
The Mediterranean climate of Perth Western Australia in November is warm and
sunny (similar to Cape Town or California). Perth is a single flight away
from Africa. It is a modern city of a million people, well served by
efficient transport, telecommunication, and tourist facilities. Lonely
Planet's Destination Perth gives useful travel info. See also Your Guide to
Perth and Fremantle. Other CULTURAL events in Perth.
St George's College, University of Western Australia, offers a comfortable
venue right on the picturesque Swan River. It is convenient to major
transport, cultural, and education centres, only five minutes from the city
centre.
Further information will be released on the Conference WEB site
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/ASCWA/conference99/
For further information please contact either of the co-organisers:
Professor Cherry Gertzel
School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages,
Curtin University of Technology'
GPO Box U1987, Perth, W.A. 6845.AUSTRALIA.
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel (h) +61 08-9299-7418
or
Dr. Peter Limb,
University of Western Australia.
Nedlands, W.A. 6907, AUSTRALIA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +61 08 9380 2348
Fax: +61 08 9380 1012
REGISTRATION
Please print, complete and return with payment by 31 August 1999 to:
Dr. Peter Limb, AFSAAP '99
Reid Library, University of Western Australia.
Nedlands, W.A. 6907, AUSTRALIA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +61 08 9380 2348
Fax: +61 08 9380 1012
AFSAAP '99 REGISTRATION FORM
Surname: __________________________________________________________
Given name: ____________________________________ Title: __________
Address for correspondence: ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Postcode: _______ Town/City: ____________ State: ___________________
Country: ___________________________________________________________
Institution: _________________________________________________________
Department: _________________________________________________________
Telephone: ___________________ Facsimile: ________________________
E-mail address: _____________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FEE (in Australian dollars: A$1= ca. US$0.60c)
$80 full rate ($30 daily rate)
$35 student/concession-card holder ($12 daily rate)
$ 5 postgraduate workshop, Nov. 25
Morning and Afternoon teas are included; Lunch is not.
(N.B. All meals are available at the College or at nearby cafes &
reataurants)
If attending for a single day please indicate which:
[__] p/grad w'shop 25 Nov [__] Frid 26 Nov [__] Sat 27 Nov [__] Sun 28 Nov
Conference Dinner: Please indicate if you wish to
attend the Conference Dinner (which is not included in the above charges)
[__] Conference Dinner $35.00
Total amount enclosed $_____
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CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION
Cheap, comfortable accommodation is available right at the venue (The
conference takes place during UWA vacations).
St George's College
Mounts Bay Road
Crawley, WA 6009
Web site: http://cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~stgadmin/
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Accommodation: College rooms, per night, with breakfast:
* single guest rate shared facilities:
$45 / twin rate $66 / student rate $ 30
* Guest room with ensuite facilities, breakfast
$55 single / $80 twin
* cottage [self-catering] nightly $65 one person ($15 each additional person];
weekly: $440
casual meals: $10 per meal.
Other University of Western Australia colleges, within very easy walking
distance, include
Kingswood College
Hampden Road
Crawley, WA 6009
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: +61-88-9423-9423
Fax: +61-8-9423-9422
rates: single room with private facilities: $70.00 per night; double $75.00;
flatette with limited cooking facilities, single:
$75.00, double $80.00; town house, 3 bedroom, $120.00 per night; student
room single $45.00
Currie Hall
Winthrop Avenue
Crawley, WA 6009
Web site: http://www.uwa.edu.au/currie/
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: +61-8-9388-1223
Sullivans Hotel is also quite close to UWA [its Internet home page provides
more detail].
Sullivans Hotel
166 Mounts Bay Road
Crawley, WA 6009
Web site: http://www.sullivans.com.au
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax: +61-8-9481-6762
Freecall phone for reservations: 1800-999-294
rates: standard rooms: $85.00 a night; deluxe rooms: $100.00 a night.
Sullivans also has a free bus to UWA and free use of guest bicycles. There
are frequent buses from the airports which will drop off at Sullivans.
N.B. There are frequent buses from the airports (ca. $7.00 domestic airport;
ca.$9.00 international airport)
Further links to where to stay in Perth
[http://www.countrywide.com.au/wheretostay.html]
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