ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON, MARCH 26-27, 2010
CALL FOR PROPOSALS/ABSTRACTS
DEADLINE: December 20, 2009
The New York State African Studies Association (NYASA) will hold its 2010 annual meeting on March 26-27 at Binghamton University. In view of the impending change in the global order and power relations, and in light of the accelerating interactions between Africa and Asia, the annual meeting will deliberate on the following general theme and its variations:
GLOBAL-AFRICA, GLOBAL-ASIA: AFRICA AND ASIA IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
The Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, the host of the 2010 annual meeting of NYASA, hereby invites abstract of papers which seek to address the wider theme of the conference, including:
Non-alignment: Rise and Fall
Asias major Powers and Africa
Strategies for Afro-Asian Solidarity
Civil Societies in Asia and Africa
African and Asian Diasporas in Comparative Perspective
Comparative Regionalism in Africa and Asia
Black Pacific and Black Indian Ocean
Science and Technology in Asia and Africa
Religion and Politics in Africa and Asia
African Union and Association of South East Asian Nations: Comparative Regionalism
Knowledge Production and Knowledge Distribution
Music in Africa and Asia
Africa, Asia and International Relations Theory
Race Relations from Gandhi to Obama
Africa and Asia in the World Capitalist System
Culture and Development: What can Africa and Asia Learn from One Another?
Democracy and Development: Lessons from the Afro-Asian Experience
Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia
African and Asian Studies: State of Research
Afrabia and the Black Crescent
Contemporary Pan-Africanism: Challenge sand opportunities
Diaspora and Development
Between Bollywood and Nollywood: Comparative Cinema in Africa and Asia
Language and Politics
Africa in the International System
Pan-Africanism, Foreign Policy and Economic Development
Ecological Catastrophe, Environmental Justice and Social Movements
Other topics for papers will also be considered as are proposals to organize complete panels and promote student participation. Please send abstracts of papers and panels of not more than 150 words by December 5, 2009 to the Local Organizing Committee at igcs@binghamton.edu and nyasa10@binghamton.edu
Arrangements may be made to invite Africanists and Asianaists based respectively in Africa and Asia to come to the annual meeting and share their unique perspectives.
The local organizing committee will notify those who have submitted successful proposals on January 7, 2010. For general updates please visit the website of the conference at http://igcs.binghamton.edu/ or http://www.nyasa.org/
Please also indicate, if you could, which category of the sub-themes suits your topic, and specify if you would need for your presentation media resources (such as power point).
In the context of the 2009 launching of proposed Ali Mazrui Chair and Ali Mazrui Center for Global Studies in Makerere University, Uganda, there will also be high-powered plenary panel about public intellectuals and intellectuals in politics. (For more details about Mazrui Chair & Center please visit http://igcs.binghamton.edu/igcs_site/mazruichair.html)
Contact Address:
NYASA 10 Organizing Committee
Institute of Global Cultural Studies
Binghamton University
PO Box 6000 LNG-100
Binghamton, NY 13902
E-mail: nyasa10@binghamton.edu
Telephone: (607)777-4494
Fax: (607)777-2642
CONFERENCE FEES
$100.00 includes all events and membership
$ 50.00 students and senior citizens, includes all events and membership
$ 50.00 one day events without membership
$ 25.00 one day events for students and senior citizens without membership
All Binghamton University faculty, staff, students with a valid ID card can attend the conference without paying conference fees.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference venue is Binghamton University Downtown Campus (UDC) and is located at: 67 Washington Street, (downtown) Binghamton (13901)[across from the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena].
If driving, here are directions to UDC:
From the north (I81 - Syracuse):
Take I-81 South to RT-7 South exit- EXIT 4 South
Merge onto NY-363 West
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST.
University Downtown Center is on your left.
From the south (I81 - Wilkes-Barre, PA):
I-81 North to RT-7 South exit- EXIT 4 South.
Merge onto NY-363 West.
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST.
University Downtown Center is on your left.
From the northeast (I88 - Albany):
Take I-88 to RT-7 South exit- EXIT 1.
Stay STRAIGHT to go onto NY-7 South
NY-7 South becomes NY-363 West.
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST.
University Downtown Center is on your left.
From the east (NY17):
NY-17 West merge with I-81 North.
I-81 North to RT-7 South exit- EXIT 4 South.
Merge onto NY-363 West.
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST.
University Downtown Center is on your left.
From the west (NY17 - Elmira):
Southern Tier Expy (NY-17 East)
Merge with I81 South
Take I-81 South to RT-7 South exit- EXIT 4 South.
Merge onto NY-363 West.
Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST.
University Downtown Center is on your left.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Holiday Inn Arena
2-8 Hawley St.
Binghamton, NY 13901
P: 607-722-1212
F: 607-722-6063
[For the special conference rate, please make your reservation before March 4, 2010.]
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