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Passages and Frontiers: International Conference in African Studies, Freiburg and Basel, 14-17 May 2008
| Location: | Germany |
| Conference Deadline: | 2008-05-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2008-03-10 |
| Announcement ID: |
161386 |
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This joint conference of the African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) and the Swiss Society for African Studies (SGAS/SSEA) is organised by the Centre for African Studies Basel and the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute in Freiburg im Breisgau. During four days scholars from North and South discuss the current developments in Africa and the state of research on the continent. The theme of the conference is the economic, political, social and cultural significance of frontiers and passages. The sessions are structured in four thematic sections:
Environmental change: global processes, local effects
Between times and spaces: the negotiation of culture
Passages and transitions: the re-configuration of the social
Barriers and frontiers: the transformation of politics
More than 200 papers will be presented in 26 panels and 3 fora. For a detailed programme see the conference website: www.vad-ev.de
Please register online on the same website. There is a discount for early registration (before 15 March 2008).
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