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Please find a call below *CONFERENCE* *SECOND **Call for papers and proposals* *Disability, Citizenship and Participation in Zimbabwe/Africa:* *Conference Date* *16-18 August 2017* *Venue* *University of Zimbabwe* * The University of Zimbabwe* invites academics, researchers, professionals, civil society activists and policy makers to present academic and/or policy- related papers on disability, citizenship and participation in Zimbabwe. In recognition of the fact that contemporary conceptions of active citizenship and participation are multi-dimensional/interdisciplinary, and the fact that they centre on notions of human rights, responsibilities, community obligations and ‘active’ participation in all spheres of human endeavours, this special conference is called to conceptualise/theorise, contextualise disability citizenship and proffer practical suggestions on removing barriers and complications to realising active disability citizenship within the African context. For instance, it is increasingly becoming evident that Western and neoliberal conceptions of citizenship and ‘autonomous’ participation are problematic within the African context. Such recognition has both practical and theoretical implications on fostering active participation among disability people in Africa. The conference is broadly concerned with how contemporary notions of active citizenship and participation are implicated in disability. Specifically we invite contributors to explore how contemporary notions of active citizenship and participation may help researchers, activists and policy makers to develop theories and practical strategies to counter the exclusion of disabled people in socio- cultural, intellectual, economic and political spaces. Contributors are particularly encouraged to recognise, celebrate, theorise and problematise existing theories, practices and strategies in order to come up with concrete suggestions and frameworks to foster active citizenship among disabled people in Africa/Zimbabwe. We therefore encourage innovative insights and practices in the following conference thematic areas. 1. Disability activism and/as active citizenship 2. Disability and religious/spiritual citizenship: Past, present and future. 3. Disability, education/critical pedagogy and citizenship 4. Disability, leisure and recreation: The politics of participation 5. Disability, discourse/ language and active citizenship 6. Disability, employment and politics of empowerment 7. biomedical technology, participation and active disability citizenship 8. Disability, legal rights and social allocations 9. Disability, research and the politics/ethics of exclusion and inclusion 10. Disability, media technology and active citizenship 11. historical/indigenous social structures and disability: implications on contemporary citizenship 12. identity politics, disability and citizenship 13. Representation, disability and citizenship: literature, arts and media 14. Geography/Engineering, spatiality and citizenship *Important information* While the focus is on Africa/Zimbabwe, contributors from outside the continent are welcome. After the conference, peer reviewed chapters will be published in a book to be edited by; Dr. Nehemiah Chivandikwa, Professor Itai Muwati, Ngonidzashe Muwonwa and Dr. Tsitsi Chataika *Papers*: Abstracts not exceeding 300 words should be sent to [log in to unmask] *Important dates* *Final dates for submission of abstracts:* 31 May 2017 *Submission of full chapters:* 1 December 2017 *Publication Date:* May 2018 -- Dr Tsitsi Chataika (Senior Lecturer) Department of Educational Foundations University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Education P.O. Box MP167, Mt Pleasant Harare, Zimbabwe Work Email: [log in to unmask] Email: [log in to unmask] Work: +263 (0)4 303 211 Ext. 16503 Mobile:+263 (0) 774 429 687 Skype: tcblessed http://uz-ac.academia.edu/TsitsiChataika *Forthcoming Publication* Chataika, T. (Dec 2017) (Ed). *The Routledge Handbook of Disability in Southern Africa*. London: Routledge. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.