Call for Papers
Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe
Sixth biennial network conference, University of Tampere, Finland, 6 -
8 July 2017
DEADLINE FOR ONLINE-SUBMISSIONS IS 24 FEBRUARY 2017
African European Studies and Black European Studies explore social
spaces and cultural practices that are characterized by a series of
contemporary and historical overlaps between Africa, the African
diasporas, and Europe. The sixth biennial network conference,
organized by the University of Tampere and the international
Afroeuropeans - Black Cultures and Identities in Europe research
network, aims to contribute to the existing scholarship in Europe with
a view to establish it more firmly in its several disciplinary
locations. The general theme of the Afroeuropeans 2017 conference is
African diaspora and European cultural heritage. The confirmed keynote
speakers are:
* Professor Paul Gilroy, American and English Literature, King's
College London
* Professor Elisa Joy White, African American and African
Studies, University of California at Davis and Vice President,
Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
* Dr. Henry Mainsah, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design
* LL.M Domenica Ghidei Biidu, Member of European Commission
against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
* Jani Toivola, Member of the Finnish Parliament
The scientific committee of the 6th Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and
Identities in Europe network conference has accepted over 30 sessions
that explore the multidisciplinary nature of the scholarship and
create dialogue between academics, activists and artists from around
the world. Titles and descriptions of the accepted sessions and
instructions for submissions can be found on the conference website
http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/callforpapers.html.
Proposals that do not directly deal with the topics of the accepted
sessions can be submitted under the category "Other" on the electronic
form.
For more information on the conference programme and the cultural
programme organized together with our collaborators, please visit the
conference
website<http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index.html>
https://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index_en.html.
For inquiries please contact:
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On behalf of the local organizing committee and the international
Afroeuropeans - Black Cultures and Identities in Europe research
network,
Anna Rastas
Dr. Soc.Sc., Docent of Social Anthropology, Academy of Finland Research Fellow
Chair of the local organizing committee, University of Tampere
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Dr. Mari Korpela
postdoctoral researcher/ tutkijatohtori
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
senior research fellow/ yliopistotutkija
School of Education
Linna room 5058
33014 University of Tampere
Finland
tel. + 358 50 318 6131
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://people.uta.fi/~mari.korpela/
https://www.uta.fi/edu/en/research/projects/eura-net/index.html
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