African Studies @ Carleton Digest: Issue of January 26, 2018

Upcoming Events

When: February 9, 2018 | 6:30PM
Where: 303 Paterson Hall (Humanities Lounge)

Wine & Cheese Reception follows

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When: January 27, 2018 | 2 – 4PM
Where: Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave

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When: March 1 – 2, 2018
Where: Conference Room, Richcraft Hall

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When: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | 1:00 PM
Where: The Arts Lounge, 2017 Dunton Tower

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When: February 26, 2018
Where: Conference Room, Richcraft Hall

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History and Politics of Belonging in African Indian Ocean Island Societies
Martin-Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany

Send abstracts before January 31, 2018 .

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The African Gender Institute is convening a symposium titled ‘Dreaming Feminist Futures’ on the 22nd and 23rd March 2018 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The symposium aims to hold intergenerational conversations about feminism(s), decolonisation and Africanity. We will use Pumla Gqola’s journey and work to answer critical questions around black women and their relationship to the academy, feminist writing and visibility on the continent.

The key objectives of the symposium are to: create spaces for emerging and established feminists to share and create interdisciplinary knowledge collectively through conversation and art; initiate intergenerational conversations between emerging and established feminists at the University of Cape Town.

The abstract submission deadline is 29th January, 2018, and invitations to participate will be sent by February  8th, 2018.

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Theme: Critical Perspectives on Resource Extraction Governance: Spaces of Struggle and Conflict, Rights, and Social Innovation

GRITE is issuing a call for abstracts to graduate students to participate in a conference May 7 to 9, 2018 (exact date to be confirmed) at the University of Ottawa. The focus of the conference is to critically examine governance of resource extraction, at multiple levels, as well as the innovative ways in which various actors are thus engaged.

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WISER and the African Studies Center at the University of Michigan invite proposals for papers and presentations to a conference on Intellectual and Cultural Life under Conditions of Austerity.

Proposals deadline – Saturday, 10 February, 2018 | 9:00AM

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Theme: Elections in Africa Internal Changes and Foreign Policy of African Countries Conference Series (Moscow, November 1-2, 2018)

Moscow the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Center for African Studies of the University of Porto hold the “Elections in Africa” Conference which is to become the inaugural Conference in the series of jointly organized biannual conferences under the umbrella title of “Internal Changes and Foreign Policy of African Countries.” The Conference 2 will take place on the premises of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The working languages are Russian, Portuguese, English, and French.

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Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 7:30 pm
The Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Street, Ottawa

Patrice James holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film Studies from Carleton University. Ms. James is presently the Executive Director of the Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa Inc. (IFCO). She has extensive training in several aspects of film, television and video production, and is herself a practicing filmmaker. Ms. James has contributed to the cultural life of Ottawa for over 18 years, as a strong advocate for the media arts both locally and at the national level. She served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) from 2006-2011, and has been a past juror for the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Ottawa Arts Council. Patrice James was one of three finalists in 2012 vying to receive Ottawa’s top annual arts prize; the Victor Tolgesy Award, which is given annually to an individual who has “contributed substantially” to culture in Ottawa. Ms. James continues to live and work in Ottawa. This event will be an intimate and interactive presentation – featuring the work of this maverick Ottawa filmmaker.

ADMISSION: “pay-what-you-can”.

Contact: Canadian Film Institute,  Tel: (613) 232-6727

When: February 17, 2018 | 6.30PM
Where: 2200 Benjamin Ave. Ottawa

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African Studies @ Carleton University