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January 6, 2011
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd,
New York, NY
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January 7-8, 2011
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth
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The State of African American and
African Diaspora Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research
January 6-8, 2011
This conference is designed to bring together scholars, students, and
the general public to assess the current state of African American and
African Diaspora Studies as an intellectual field of inquiry. It will
provide an opportunity for scholars to examine ways in which the study
and teaching of the Black experience have evolved since the 1960s, and it will present papers in the scholars' respective area of expertise.
Presented by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Institute
for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean
at the City University of New York.
Registration: $20
Students: Free
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Submit proposals by
November 1, 2010 to:
Aisha H.L. al-Adawiya
State of African American and African Diaspora Studies Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York NY 10037-1801
E-mail: aaladawiya@nypl.org |
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposals are invited from scholars, graduate students, and the general public in all disciplines. We welcome papers that are historical in nature, philosophical,
literary, and that have
some bearing on the Black experience and condition. Papers that are
interdisciplinary in nature are encouraged.
The conference organizers will also welcome papers that focus on
pedagogical issues. Papers that raise new and creative research questions and
propose new research methodologies will be given serious consideration.
Proposals should be submitted electronically and must include your
name, title of the paper, panel, or round table, and an abstract of 150
words. They should also include the institutional affiliation of each
presenter, phone numbers, and email addresses.
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