VENUE: University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal. April 1-3, 2009

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15, 2009

Theme: RETHINKING THE IDEA OF AFRICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Sub-Themes:
The Idea of Africa
Pan Africanism, nationalism & liberation
Re-engagement/Collaboration between Academics and Traditionalists
Indigenous Languages as Expressions of Authenticity
Africa and the Diaspora
Africa, Globalization, Poetics, and Aesthetics
Civil Rights, Human Rights, and Post-colonial Laws
Class, Caste, and Gender
Territories, Borders, and Creativity
Nomadism, Transnationalism, and Cosmopolitism
Language and Culture
Cultural Hybridity and New Ethnicities
Nation and Nationalism
Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and African-ness
The Future of African Thought
Senghor and Cheikh Anta Diop
Bridging the “gap” between Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, and Lusophone Africa

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: submissions@isapsonline.com

Papers in French and English are welcomed