From: Christopher Koch, African Studies Association
<ckoch@emory.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995
The African Studies Association is a learned society which was founded in
1957 as a nonprofit corporation open to all individuals and institutions
interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together persons
with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa, to provide useful
services to the Africanist community and to publish and distribute scholarly
Africanist materials. With some 2,700 individual and 700 institutional
members, the Association is the leading North American organization
promoting African Studies.
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Each year, the ASA sponsors an Annual Meeting which provides an occasion
for panels, plenary sessions and discussion groups, exhibits and films.
Participants from North America, Africa, Asia and Europe gather for this
meeting, which is held in different regions of the North America, in
cooperation with major colleges, universities and museums.
This year the ASA Annual Meeting will be in Orlando, FL, Nov 3-6,
at the Hyatt Hotel (1-800-233-1234).
The 1996 meeting will be in San Fransico 23-26 November at the Hyatt
and will overlap by two days with the meeting of the American
Anthropological Association.
MEMBERSHIP
ASA individual membership privileges include the right to:
*ASA News*, a quarterly newsletter.
*African Studies Review*, an interdisciplinary journal, published
three times per year.
*Issue: A Journal of Opinion*, ajournal of topical interest,
published twice yearly.
A discount on ASA Press publications.
ASA PRESS
The Press publishes books and edited volumes which are of
interest to the membership; contact the Press for a complete list.
The Association also publishes *History in Africa: A Journal of
Method* (annually).
To join the Association or further information contact:
African Studies Association
Emory University
Credit Union Building
Atlanta GA 30322
Voice: 404-329-6410
Fax: 404-329-6433
Email:
general office: africa@emory.edu
Executive Dir: ckoch@emory.edu