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SouthEast Africanist Network
Founded at the University of Florida in 2000, the SEAN mission is to promote cooperation and collaboration amongst Africanist scholars in expanding the presence of African Studies programs at colleges and universities throughout the Southeast region.
Africa Connected: Movement, Flow, and Change
January 28-29, 2011
Gainesville, FL
2011 Program (PDF)
The South Eastern Regional Seminar on African Studies (SERSAS) and the South East Africanist Network (SEAN) are pleased to announce an initial call for papers for a joint conference to be hosted by the University of Florida and co-sponsored by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The call for papers is open in terms of topics and methodologies to any aspect and region of Africa, though the general theme for the conference will be "Africa Connected: Movement, Flow, and Change." Papers addressing issues such as migration/remittances, regional/global capital flows, international assistance/development programs, information/communication technologies, and transnational forms of popular culture are particularly welcome.
SERSAS/SEAN invites the participation of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in addition to established scholars. Multi-media presentations will be facilitated and are encouraged. SERSAS also awards the Jim Brown Prize for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the conference. This award is $100.
Abstracts
Interested scholars are invited to submit an abstract of approximately 250 words to the members of SERSAS and SEAN conference coordination committee:
Kea Gordon
gordenk@cofc.edu
Todd Leedy
tleedy@ufl.edu
Aran MacKinnon
amackinn@westga.edu
Jeremy Rich
jrich@mtsu.edu
Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 15, 2010
Registration
Registration fees are $20 for faculty and $10 for graduate students. These fees can be paid onsite at the conference.
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms have been placed on hold for conference attendees at the UF Reitz Union Hotel and Holiday Inn University Center in Gainesville. SERSAS/SEAN will pay for a limited number of accommodations at these two hotels - first priority will be given to presenters appearing on the program. Attendees must make individual reservations by contacting the hotel directly and using the appropriate group code with their own credit card. Please contact Todd Leedy (tleedy@ufl.edu) for further details.
Reitz Union Hotel (group code IBA11) - Reserve by December 27, 2010
Phone: 352.392.2151
Holiday Inn University Center (group code ASG) - Reserve by January 6, 2011
Phone: 352.376.1661
For more information on SEAN and meeting registration Read Here
For more information on SERSAS Read Here
Previous SEAN Meeting themes
2010 - Faith, Culture, and the Politics of Belonging
2009 - Africana Studies: the Search for Methodologies
2008 - Africa and the Americas: Cultural Representations and Social Movements
2007 - Cinema and the Construction of Gender in Africa
2006 - The African Experience in Europe through Cinema
2005 - The Dynamics of African Governance, Society, and Culture in the Context of Globalization
2004 - Africa 1994-2004: a Decade in Retrospective
2003 - Africa Beyond 3-D: Altering Images & Changing Perceptions for the 21st Century
2002 - African Studies after 9/11: Challenges & Priorities
