Conference  - 6-7 June 2024 - Department of African Studies - University of Vienna, Austria   As African countries became independent, being represented in state institutions was a political goal for many women, but undoing the legacy of colonial politics and gaining public visibility in the political field was no easy task. Despite serious difficulties and challenges, women vied for offices, campaigned, talked and wrote about politics, voted, and expressed their ideas within various institutions (organizations, political party, unions, local and national assemblies…). They were strategic actors in the processes of postcolonial state building. Yet, their history has remained confined to a separate section of African politics, the “women’s section”. While African political history has long been dominated by male actors, the history of African women in politics has been primarily written from the perspective of grassroots politics and women’s role in social and economic development projects. A new wave of scholarship has recently begun to address this discrepancy in the historiography, with scholars exploring the ways women have challenged established political orders “from the top”, from creative writing to frontal opposition to presidential rule (see for example (Tchouta Mougoué, 2019; Musila, 2020; Adima 2022). This literature shows that African women’s politics must be placed at the heart of narratives of state building, party politics, governance and presidential rule, that political narratives need to be complexified, concepts rethought, and that new sources must be  sought to acknowledge African women’s complex modes of political imagination, action, and language.Building on this trend, this conference aims to retrieve histories of African women’s contribution to the postcolonial politics of state building. Who were the women who vied for positions of power, how/why did they campaign (or were appointed), for which ideas? What did they achieve during their political mandates, which challenges did they face? What did they do afterwards, what impact did they have? Which sources are available to document their stories? What are the methodological challenges that emerge when retrieving these sources and/or writing these histories? Case studies focusing on specific leaders, historical periods and/or countries are welcome. Papers may explore (but are not confined to) the following themes: ·      Documenting generations of African female politicians: pioneers, outsiders, through the lens of elite reproduction… ·     Documenting women’s modes of action in elite politics: via state and non-state organizations; informal and formal networks; African women’s roles in connecting multiple political spaces: at home, in local, national, or international politics. ·     Documenting the lives of non-conventional actors and the politics of silencing, cooptation, or amnesia. ·     Sources & Methodologies to retrieve women’s postcolonial political history; oral, visual, and/or material sources; personal testimonies. ·     Political languages: use of symbolic political languages (motherhood, politicization of the body…); how precolonial forms of politics inform African women’s postcolonial politics/activism; feminist discourses (applying a longue durée perspective). ·     Conceptual reflections: exploring the politics of “empowerment” and “disempowerment”; “women’s political space”… Please send an abstract (250 words max) and a short biography (100 words) to womenafricanhistory2024@univie.ac.at before 15th October 2023. Limited funding is available to cover hotel and travel costs for participants based in African countries. Please indicate in your proposal if you require financial assistance. Thank you! Read more

In honor of International Youth Day, an observance recognized by The United Nations and celebrated annually on August 12, GYAN's Innovation Collaboratory allows global youth to expand their networks, build strategic partnerships, discuss ways to achieve success, and share their positive contributions to their communities and nations. International Youth Day 2023 Call for Presentation Proposals & Group Coordinator Nominations  The Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN) at Michigan State University invites you to attend our virtual International Youth Day 2023: Innovation Collaboratory on Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (United States Eastern Time Zone - EST).  In honor of International Youth Day, celebrated by the United Nations every August 12, GYAN will provide a platform for global youth to share their positive contributions to their communities and nations, participate in moderated panel discussions, expand their global networks, meet partners, enhance their professional capacities, and learn from peers and experts with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.   If you would like to participate in this event as a youth presenter, submit a proposal to give a fifteen-minute presentation on your project, research, or innovative idea for solution to global issues. If your proposal is selected by the GYAN team, you will be contacted to create a PowerPoint presentation for the Innovation Collaboratory event. Proposals are due by Friday, June 30, 2023 (11:59 pm EST).  Or, if you would like to participate in this event as a youth group coordinator, please nominate yourself here. This year, the GYAN team will officially appoint five youth group coordinators who will serve as a vital link between GYAN and the youth of their respective panels. Group coordinators will be responsible for coordinating presenters and experts, as well as serving as panel moderators for the Innovation Collaboratory event. Appointed youth group coordinators will receive an award of $100 for their participation. (Please note this is not a salary, but rather a gesture of appreciation and recognition from the GYAN team). Self-nominations are due by Friday, June 30, 2023 (11:59 pm EST).  Or, if you would like to simply attend this event as an observer/ public audience, please register here.  Don’t hesitate to contact gyaninfo@msu.edu if you have any questions.  GYAN believes that young people are the catalyst for positive change in the world, and this event is a celebration of youth-led innovation as the key to a solutions-oriented future. We look forward to seeing you in August! Read more

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Impactful community leaders The Women Techmakers Ambassador program supports women in technology who are looking to create impact and give back to their communities. As an Ambassador, you’ll engage with your community by participating in one or more leadership activities on a quarterly basis. Ambassadors receive support from Google and the larger Ambassador community.   Women Techmakers Ambassadors are leaders around the world who are passionate about empowering their communities through organizing events, public speaking, creating content, and mentoring. With access to a global community and exclusive resources, Ambassadors are helping build a world where all women can thrive in tech. Applications for the Ambassador program are now open! Apply now through June 30, 2023.   Apply now: Sign in to advocu   View Ambassadors: Women Techmakers Directory  |  Google for Developers   Read more

Applications open! Applications deadline 2 June 2023! ​The ADA Winter School will take place between 3 - 21 July 2023.  Please fill out the online form here​. ​Final dat​e for applications​ is 2 June 2023. To secure your space at the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Winter School, final date for payment is 5 June 2023​. If you have any problems with the form please email us at ​​​​adainfo@sun​.ac.za​​ and we will be happy to assist. Please use the link below to access the form. If you do not see it please access the form here​. The full ADA 2023 Hybrid Winter School programme can be found here​. Read more

Call for Papers: New Perspectives in Africana Studies* Editors: Drs. Crystal L. Edwards and Abul Pitre, San Francisco State University Scope: Established in 1968 as a direct result of Black student struggle on campus, the Black Studies Department—now Africana Studies Department— at San Francisco State University was the first Black Studies department in the nation. The establishment of the department also marked the institutionalization Black Studies “as a ‘scientific discipline’ rooted in racial redemption, liberatory scholarship and community revitalization, the discipline of Africana Studies is a body of systematized knowledge, theories, methods, and laws, which are congruent with the African centered paradigm and philosophy.” (Tshaka, 2012, p 29). Sixty years later, Black Studies—and all its colloquiums such as African American Studies, Africana Studies, Africology, African Diasporic Studies—has seen much growth and evolution in the field. It is in this vein that this work seeks to critically engage subjects relevant to people of African descent in the 21st century, from an African centered perspective. Topics of interest Include, but are not limited to: ·     Africana Education ·     Africana Social Science Research ·     Africana Studies in the Digital World ·     Africana Gender and Identity Studies ·     Africana Religious Studies ·     Africana Health and Wellness ·     Africana Family Studies ·     Moving the Field Forward   If you are interested in contributing, please send a 400–500-word abstract that indicates your intended topic area to me at: cledwards@sfsu.edu . Abstracts will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 31st, 2023. Upon acceptance, full drafts of articles (4,000 to 6,000 words) in APA 7th edition formatting are due September 4th, 2023. Inquiries and questions can be sent to: cledwards@sfsu.edu or apitre@sfsu.edu . Contact Info:  Crystal Edwards, PhD. San Francisco State University- Africana Studies Contact Email:  cledwards@sfsu.edu Read more or reply Back to top 2. Journal of West African History by Bernard C. Moore Call for Manuscripts: Journal of West African History Founding Editor-in-chief: Nwando Achebe Editors: Trevor Getz, Saheed Aderinto, Harry Odamtten, and Vincent Hiribarren Book Review Editors: Mark Deets and Ndubueze Mbah  The Journal of West African History (JWAH) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal that publishes the highest quality articles on West African history. Located at the cutting edge of new scholarship on the social, cultural, economic, and political history of West Africa, JWAH fills a representational gap by providing a forum for serious scholarship and debate on women and gender, sexuality, slavery, oral history, popular and public culture, and religion. The editorial board encourages authors to explore a wide range of topical, theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives in new and exciting ways. The journal is committed to rigorous thinking and analysis; is international in scope; and offers a critical intervention about knowledge production. Scholarly reviews of current books in the field appear in every issue. And the publication is in both English and French; an abstract in both languages is provided. Michigan State University Press publishes JWAH.  The editorial board invites scholars to submit original article-length manuscripts (not exceeding 10,000 words including endnotes, 35 pages in length) accompanied by an abstract that summarizes the argument and significance of the work (not exceeding 150 words). Please see submission guidelines for detailed expectations. Review essays (not exceeding 1,000 words) should engage the interpretation, meaning, or importance of an author’s argument for a wider scholarly audience. See what we have available for review on our Book Reviews page. Please contact our Book Review editors Mark Deets mark.deets@aucegypt.edu and Ndubueze Mbah ndubueze@buffalo.edu for more information.  Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of West African History should be submitted online at http://ojs.msupress.msu.edu/index.php/JWAH/about/submissions. In order to submit an article, you will have to create an account. The site will guide you through this process.  Read more

Purpose of the programme This programme aims to foster the development of doctoral theses on terrorism and counterterrorism issues (in their broadest definition). In addition to an annual financial support, the programme aims to : Accompany the recipient doctoral students in the development of their research projects, through the organisation of seminars on methods and methodologies; Give PhD students the opportunity to discover the work of recognised researchers and discuss with them via the organisation of conferences and workshops; Provide awardees with the opportunity to broaden their scope of analysis by connecting them with practitioners trained at the Academy ; Support PhD candidates throughout their professional integration into the academic world, by offering professional development seminars ; Support awardees in the development of a professional network and reputation in their field of research, through the promotion of their work at events organised by the Académie Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme (AILCT) or through the publications issued by its Strategic Research Institute (IRS). The programme offers one-year renewable grants. For PhD candidates in the final stages of their thesis, support is available for a shorter time frame. Eligility requirements The applicant has been registered in a full-time PhD programme for at least six months; The thesis project must be related to the research themes developed within the Strategic Research Institute ( IRS) of the AILCT; The applicant must have an excellent command of either French or English (level C1/C2), and an intermediate level (level B1/B2 minimum) in the other language. Money The grant amounts to 7 500€ per year (from June 2023 to May 2024). For PhD students in the final stages of their degree, a pro rata will be applied. Main themes Drones and the fight against terrorism in Africa The use of drones by African armies in the fight against terrorism: strategic and ethical issues. The resources and strategies employed by armed terrorist groups to counter the use of drones by state security forces Relations between security forces and various security actors in Africa: militias, vigilantes and auxiliary forces A critical approach to African armies' counter-terrorism doctrines Terrorism and Territoriality in Africa Including the issue of governance Terrorisms in Africa: doctrines and ideologies Preventing terrorism in Africa: current situation, assessment, good practices and prospective Including : Prevention of radicalisation Prevention of attacks Prevention of political violence Roles of government and civil society Use of technology Location-based approach, people-based approach, community-based approach Relationships between security forces and civil society in the fight against terrorism in Africa Financing of terrorism in Africa Women and terrorism in Africa Information landscapes and the treatment of terrorism in the African media African victims of terrorism African states, civil society and the refugees of terrorism Comparative approaches are welcomed. The application Submit an apllication (1 single file in PDF format) including : A cover letter specifying the interest and relevance of the project and of the applicant's project in relation to the research themes prioritised by the Academy (2 pages max); A presentation of the thesis (5 pages max), including : Context and state of the Art The aim of the project Method and methodology Duration and planning of the thesis Steps already taken and goals already achieved Communication and promotion strategy Chronogram or timetable Grants already secured (if applicable) An example of academic writing (article, dissertation, research paper); A transcript of grades earned in the current programme; Un CV (2 pages max) ; A certificate of enrolment in a PhD programme; A letter of support from a researcher; A letter of support from the thesis supervisor; A copy of your ID. Dealine : 7 May 2023 The application must be sent by email to : candidature.bourse@ailct-irs.org More information : Call for application 2023 - Grant-Fellowship programme - PhD - AILCT Any question, contact : question.bourse@ailct-irs.org Contact Info:  Amel Larivière Academic Coordinator, Académie Internationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme Contact Email:  question.bourse@ailct-irs.org URL:  https://issuu.com/ailct-irs/docs/2023-ailct-strategic_research_institute-call_for_a Read more

Call for Paper, Panel and Roundtable Proposals   (On-site and Virtual)   July 16-20, 2023 Faculty of Arts Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria   Confirmed Speakers Prof. Karin Barber University of Birmingham, United Kingdom   Prof. Carole Boyce Davies Cornell University, USA    Prof. Tunde Bewaji University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica   ‘‘New Theories of Africa: Diversities, Divergences, Dreams"   How has theory advanced critical discourse in Africa? Is a unified theory of Africa possible or desirable? Should the reticence toward theory in African Studies be validated now that the age of theory is receding? These are some of the questions that have prompted and necessitated this conference. Theoretical approaches to understanding Africa have ranged from the holistic to the metonymic, seeking knowledge as a whole or partially and incrementally. Perhaps, the significance of Mudimbe’s The Invention of Africa was identifying precisely how anthropology functioned as the first producer of systematic and totalizing grand récits of Africa. Anticolonial discourses had dispensed critiques of anthropological and ethnological truths by this time. In the decades since its less acclaimed sequel, The Idea of Africa, a long and eminent list of scholars, have attempted to compress and capture Africa as an object of knowledge outside the “idea” constructed by the Western world.   In his charge against Conrad, Achebe teased an imperative that aims “[to] suggest from my privileged position in African and Western cultures some advantages the West might derive… to look at Africa [with open minds].” More recently, about a decade into the twenty-first century, Wole Soyinka stated in Of Africa that Africa is a “continent yet waiting to be truly discovered.” How could Africa be so familiar but yet unknown? As Christopher Miller posits in Theories of Africans, can we have theories, philosophies, and representations of Africa that do not appreciate or are not entangled by the question of Africa’s opacity, différance, and differences? The relationship between difference and knowledge on the one hand and difference, otherness, and alterity on the other constituted a basis for the dispute between Ken Harrow and Simon Gikandi in the aftermath of Miller’s provocation. This conference attempts to resurrect these debates taking into account the daunting and elusive nature of theorizing Africa. We ask delegates to ponder these challenges from historical, ethical, and futuristic perspectives. What are the current attempts to characterize intellectual trends, name practices, define identities, produce understandings, rediscover genealogies, and enunciate African futures?    Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following: The theory question in African studies •           African Gnosis and sacred knowledges •           Divination, Fractals, and the new computer age  •           Demographic change, youth population, and the future of Africa •           The resurgence of theories of Decolonization •           Conflict and African humanism •           Epidemiology and global narratives of Africa •           Deviant skills, cyber warfare, and criminality  •           Africa in the age of disinformation •           African Political economy in the 21st century •           Impact of the rise of global neo-nationalism and ultranationalism in Africa •           Englishness, Francophonie, and other specters of colonialism •           Afrobarometer: the pendulum of democracy vs. autocracy  •           The form vs. content, theory vs. practice dichotomy  •           New Fusion energy and climate change: the post-fossil fuel ecology and African economies    We invite scholars and graduate students to submit abstracts for individual paper presentations, panels or round tables. Panels and roundtables are to accommodate a maximum of four participants and those proposing them are to make proposals after constituting them. Panel and round table abstracts are not to exceed 350 words, while individual paper abstracts are not to exceed 250 words.   Send all proposals to: artsconference@oauife.edu.ng by May 13, 2023. The covering letter should state the institutional affiliation and contact email of the scholar making the proposal.   The conference organisers plan to publish selected papers from the conference, some in special issues of Scopus-indexed journals and others as chapters in a book.   Conference Registration Fees: Participants from Nigeria – N25,000.00 (Early bird: N20,000.00) Graduate students from Nigeria – N15,000.00 (Early bird: N12,500.00) Participants from Africa – $80.00 (Early bird: $75.00) International participants - $120.00 (Early bird: $100.00)   For enquiries, contact:  artsconference@oauife.edu.ng ‘ Contact Info:  Obafemi Awolowo University Faculty of Arts, , Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria   Contact Email:  Oyeniyi Okunoye - ookunoye@oauife.edu.ng Professor of English & Dean of Arts Department of English Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, 220005 Osun State, Nigeria   Editor, Nigerian Journal of Oral Literatures   Section Editor, Anglophone African Literature, Postcolonial Text   Alternate emails: ookunoye@yahoo.com, ookunoye@gmail.com Read more

There has been a surge of scholarly interest in the Ghana of the 1950s and 1960s, under its charismatic independence era leader Kwame Nkrumah. These works tell a new story of that era, focusing on the possibilities of independence by looking anew at Pan-Africanism, socialism, new histories of the Cold War and Black internationalism (Alhman 2017; Getachew 2019; Iandolo 2022; Osei-Opare 2023).   In contrast, Ghana’s 1970s are often reduced to an afterthought. Military coups dominate the narrative. Indeed, the 1970s are a decade characterized by military rule, economic decline, emigration, and hardship (Hutchful 1979; Pellow & Chazan 1986). This hardship is reflected in the relative lack of scholarship on the period. The body of work that does exist tends to reinforce a top-down narrative, with a strong focus on the state. It is only after 1981, when J.J. Rawlings comes to power and stays, that Ghana again attracts significant scholarly interest (Herbst 1993; Nugent 1995; Brydon & Legge 1996).Forty years on, it is high time to return to the 1970s. Inspired by the interest in the Nkrumah years, and motivated by the availability of new archives in Ghana and elsewhere, we invite historians to reconsider the 1970s with us. Building on recent scholarship that begins to probe the 1970s anew (Hart 2016; Murillo 2017; Wiemers 2021), we seek contributions that engage with the following questions: How might our understanding of this decade change if instead of focusing on disjuncture, we looked for continuity? How did this period of transition between two defining political regimes (between Nkrumah and Rawlings) shape contemporary Ghana?  How did ordinary Ghanaians navigate this tumultuous decade? What does a focus on everyday lives, rather than a state-centric approach, reveal about these years? What new methods and sources might we turn to, to recover histories of a decade when state institutions supposedly collapsed? To what extent can the framing of “Ghana’s long 1970s” (1966–1981) help us reconsider the history of postcolonial Ghana? We are particularly interested in contributions that de-center political narratives, but are open to a wide array of approaches. We welcome expressions of interest and further conversations regarding potential submissions (write to: claire.nicolas@unil.ch).   Submission Guidelines Abstracts (200 words) should be submitted to Claire Nicolas (claire.nicolas@unil.ch) and Elisa Prosperetti (elisa.prosperetti@nie.edu.sg) by 1 April 2023. Contributors will be notified by 15 April 2023. Full papers (8000 words) are to be received by 15 September 2023. All articles will undergo peer review. Those accepted for publication will appear in a special issue of Ghana Studies, scheduled for publication in 2024.   About Ghana StudiesGhana Studies is the peer-reviewed journal of the Ghana Studies Association, an international affiliate of the African Studies Association (U.S). Its current editors are Victoria Ellen Smith (University of Bristol) and Nana Yaw Boampong Sapong (University of Ghana). Since its first issue in 1998, the journal has published significant work by leading scholars based in Ghana, the United States, Canada, and Europe. It is published annually by the University of Wisconsin Press. https://gs.uwpress.org/content/call-papers   About the editors of the special issueClaire Nicolas is a Research Fellow from the Swiss National Science Foundation, at SOAS (University of London). She specializes in the history of sport, citizenship, and gender.Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She specializes in the history of education, development, and nation-building.   BibliographyJ. Alhman, Living with Nkrumahism: Nation, State, and Pan-Africanism in Ghana (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2017).L. Brydon and K. Legge, Adjusting Society: The World Bank, the IMF, and Ghana (London: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1996).A. Getachew, Worldmaking After Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019).J. Hart, “‘NIFA NIFA’: Technopolitics, Mobile Workers, and the Ambivalence of Decline in Acheampong's Ghana,” African Economic History, 44 (2016): 181–201.J. Herbst, The Politics of Reform in Ghana, 1982-1991 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993).E. Hutchful, “A Tale of Two Regimes: Imperialism, the Military and Class in Ghana,” Review of African Political Economy 14 (1979): 36–55.A. Iandolo, Arrested Development: The Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955–1968 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2022).B. Murillo, Market Encounters: Consumer Cultures in Twentieth-Century Ghana (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2017).P. Nugent, Big Men, Small Boys, and Politics in Ghana: Power, Ideology, and the Burden of History, 1982-1994 (London: Pinter, 1995).N. Osei-Opare, “Ghana and Nkrumah Revisited: Lenin, State Capitalism, and Black Marxist Orbits,” Comparative Studies in Society and History (2023): 1-23.D. Pellow and N. Chazan, Ghana: Coping with Uncertainty (Boulder: Westview Press, 1986).A. Wiemers, Development and Rural Statecraft in Twentieth-Century Ghana (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2021). Read more

The literary and linguistic turn in the 21st century cannot be over-emphasized. This is precisely because questions around development continue to resonate with the imperative of taking recourse to language and, of course, the applied dimension of literature to reach out to the billions of the world’s population, in accordance with the implementation and realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whether we are concerned with these development goals, from contextualized perspectives or globalized dimensions, it has become extremely important to note that, for instance, the very first goal, which is “No Poverty”, cannot be eradicated, or at least brought to the barest minimum, without the facility of language. The linguistic agency should be one that must be contextualized, or localized, so that, in the 21st century, the sort of all-round development at the global level is not achievable when only a few languages are considered to be languages of the world. In other words, it is high time we began to rethink the so-called notion of international languages that have, at their best, been tools of global tyranny. Yet, despite their so-called globalization, development is fundamentally localized to reflect internal dynamics.  When contextualized, therefore, we may begin to ask, how do we deploy our diverse languages and literature in Nigeria and Africa to mediate development? How do we make language and languages in Nigeria, and Africa more accessible through improved literacy? What are the benefits that we stand to enjoy when we interact with our African literature, especially in our languages? How do we move beyond the overdependence on international languages, so-called, to begin to explore and utilize all the gains that are inherent in the utilization of our own languages? Development, that is, problem-solving, is fundamentally contextualized, which means that the challenges we face in Africa are not exactly those faced in the other parts of the world. If they, through their languages and literature developed tools for solving their problems, the challenge before us is how do we do the same using our languages and literature in Africa? This conference, therefore, welcomes submissions that address theoretical and empirical challenges that stand in the way of linguistic and literary deployment of our knowledge systems to mediate development. The turn of applied knowledge to drive development has to begin with addressing the potential of our languages and literature as problem-solving tools. Sub-themes include, but are not limited to, the following: Langauge, Literature and Sociolinguistics, Language, Literaure and Psycholinguistics Language, Literature and National Development Language, Literature and Multilingualism Language, Literature and Media Language, Literature and Politics Language, Literature and Educational Development Language, Literature and Gender Studies Language, Literature and Medicine Language, Literature and Conflict Resolution Language, Literature and Religion Language, Literature and International Relations Language, Literature and Bilingualism in French Language, Literature and French Translation Language, Literature  and Digital Technology in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Sociability in the 21st Century  Language, Literature and Social Issues  in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Intersectional Perspectives in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Pragmatics Language, Literature and Discourse Language, Literature and Performing Arts Language, Literature and Economic Development Language, Literature and Security Studies Language, Literature and Mass Communication Language, Literature and Psychology   Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be sent to lculanglitconference@gmail.com . Kindly indicate the sub-theme that your abstract speaks to in your submission. All enquiries should be directed to the LOC members listed below: Dr Esther Senayon (08135283700); Dr Femi Jolaoso (08024290550), and Mr  Olusegun Jegede (08036545183). Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline: 10th March, 2023 Conference Days : Day 1 (22nd March, 2023) -Opening Ceremony,  Keynote and Lead Paper                                Presentations, and Plenary Sessions (Hybrid)                                     Day 2 (23rd March, 2023):  Syndicate Sessions and Chat Rooms (Virtual) Paper Publication  Submission Deadline-30th April, 2023 Conference Fees: Physical Nigeria-based Scholars=20,000 Naira Nigeria-based Postgraduate Students=10,000 Naira Other Africa-based Scholars-100 Dollars Other Africa-based Postgraduate Students=50 Dollars Other International Participants=120 Dollars Conference fees cover  lunch and conference materials.   Virtual Nigeria-based Scholars=15,000 Naira Nigeria-based Postgraduate Students=7,500Naira Other Africa-based Scholars-80 Dollars Other Africa-based Postgraduate Students=30 Dollars Other International Participants=100 Dollars   Chief Host: Prof. Kabiru Adeyemo, VC, Lead City University, Ibadan Host:           Prof. Donald Odeleye, Dean, Faculty of Arts                            Convener:   Dr Ufuoma Davies, Head, Department of Languages and Literature   Keynote Speaker-Prof. Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Professor of English, Africana Literatures and Creative Writing, University of Ibadan, Nigeria   Lead Paper Presenters- Stephen Boluwaduro, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. -Hauwa Mohammed Sani, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria   Contact Info:  Senayon Olaoluwa Institute of African Studies University of Ibadan Nigeria Contact Email:  samsenayon@gmail.com Read more

The literary and linguistic turn in the 21st century cannot be over-emphasized. This is precisely because questions around development continue to resonate with the imperative of taking recourse to language and, of course, the applied dimension of literature to reach out to the billions of the world’s population, in accordance with the implementation and realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whether we are concerned with these development goals, from contextualized perspectives or globalized dimensions, it has become extremely important to note that, for instance, the very first goal, which is “No Poverty”, cannot be eradicated, or at least brought to the barest minimum, without the facility of language. The linguistic agency should be one that must be contextualized, or localized, so that, in the 21st century, the sort of all-round development at the global level is not achievable when only a few languages are considered to be languages of the world. In other words, it is high time we began to rethink the so-called notion of international languages that have, at their best, been tools of global tyranny. Yet, despite their so-called globalization, development is fundamentally localized to reflect internal dynamics.  When contextualized, therefore, we may begin to ask, how do we deploy our diverse languages and literature in Nigeria and Africa to mediate development? How do we make language and languages in Nigeria, and Africa more accessible through improved literacy? What are the benefits that we stand to enjoy when we interact with our African literature, especially in our languages? How do we move beyond the overdependence on international languages, so-called, to begin to explore and utilize all the gains that are inherent in the utilization of our own languages? Development, that is, problem-solving, is fundamentally contextualized, which means that the challenges we face in Africa are not exactly those faced in the other parts of the world. If they, through their languages and literature developed tools for solving their problems, the challenge before us is how do we do the same using our languages and literature in Africa? This conference, therefore, welcomes submissions that address theoretical and empirical challenges that stand in the way of linguistic and literary deployment of our knowledge systems to mediate development. The turn of applied knowledge to drive development has to begin with addressing the potential of our languages and literature as problem-solving tools. Sub-themes include, but are not limited to, the following: Langauge, Literature and Sociolinguistics, Language, Literaure and Psycholinguistics Language, Literature and National Development Language, Literature and Multilingualism Language, Literature and Media Language, Literature and Politics Language, Literature and Educational Development Language, Literature and Gender Studies Language, Literature and Medicine Language, Literature and Conflict Resolution Language, Literature and Religion Language, Literature and International Relations Language, Literature and Bilingualism in French Language, Literature and French Translation Language, Literature  and Digital Technology in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Sociability in the 21st Century  Language, Literature and Social Issues  in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Intersectional Perspectives in the 21st Century Language, Literature and Pragmatics Language, Literature and Discourse Language, Literature and Performing Arts Language, Literature and Economic Development Language, Literature and Security Studies Language, Literature and Mass Communication Language, Literature and Psychology   Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be sent to lculanglitconference@gmail.com . Kindly indicate the sub-theme that your abstract speaks to in your submission. All enquiries should be directed to the LOC members listed below: Dr Esther Senayon (08135283700); Dr Femi Jolaoso (08024290550), and Mr  Olusegun Jegede (08036545183). Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline: 10th March, 2023 Conference Days : Day 1 (22nd March, 2023) -Opening Ceremony,  Keynote and Lead Paper                                Presentations, and Plenary Sessions (Hybrid)                                     Day 2 (23rd March, 2023):  Syndicate Sessions and Chat Rooms (Virtual) Paper Publication  Submission Deadline-30th April, 2023 Conference Fees: Physical Nigeria-based Scholars=20,000 Naira Nigeria-based Postgraduate Students=10,000 Naira Other Africa-based Scholars-100 Dollars Other Africa-based Postgraduate Students=50 Dollars Other International Participants=120 Dollars Conference fees cover  lunch and conference materials.   Virtual Nigeria-based Scholars=15,000 Naira Nigeria-based Postgraduate Students=7,500Naira Other Africa-based Scholars-80 Dollars Other Africa-based Postgraduate Students=30 Dollars Other International Participants=100 Dollars   Chief Host: Prof. Kabiru Adeyemo, VC, Lead City University, Ibadan Host:           Prof. Donald Odeleye, Dean, Faculty of Arts                            Convener:   Dr Ufuoma Davies, Head, Department of Languages and Literature   Keynote Speaker-Prof. Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Professor of English, Africana Literatures and Creative Writing, University of Ibadan, Nigeria   Lead Paper Presenters- Stephen Boluwaduro, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. -Hauwa Mohammed Sani, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria   Contact Info:  Senayon Olaoluwa Institute of African Studies University of Ibadan Nigeria Contact Email:  samsenayon@gmail.com Read more

History of Education Quarterly seeks submissions addressing the 50th anniversary of Congress’s Equal Educational Opportunities Act, signed into law in 1974. In mandating that all schools receiving federal funds accommodate students regardless of English language proficiency, the law established important rights for emerging bilingual students and paved the way for future legislation addressing the needs of linguistically minoritized young people. The HEQ editors invite submissions that explore the history of education for non-native speakers, including but not limited to:   Early policies addressing instruction in languages other than English The intersection of race and language in U.S. schools Activism in defense of the rights of linguistically minoritized students National and international studies of language politics in state-supported schools Contestation over the education of undocumented students Issues of curriculum and instruction as they relate to English language acquisition  To be included in Volume 64 (2024), submissions must be received no later than December 31, 2023. Papers that do not meet the deadline for Volume 64 will still be given careful consideration for future volumes of History of Education Quarterly.   Contact Info:  Kim Tolley Managing Editor, History of Education Quarterly Contact Email:  Kimberley_Tolley@uml.edu   URL:  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/history-of-education-quarterly Read more