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Call for Papers Theme: Postcolonialism and Beyond Type: Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: University of Ibadan Location: Ibadan (Nigeria) Date: 3.–4.7.2018 Deadline: 30.3.2018 __________________________________________________ Conference in Honour of Dele Layiwola, Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan Presentations shall favour but not be limited to the following sub-themes: 1. Mapping the Postcolonial Landscape 2. Postcolonial Political and Economic Development 3. Orality, Culture and Performance 4. Language, Methodology and Politics of Knowledge Production 5. Race, Memory and Identity 6. Religion, Faith and Spirituality 7. Media and Postcolonial Africanities 8. New Media, New Literacies, and (Re)Definition of Space and Community 9. Game, Sports and Fandom 10. Health, Medicine and New Anxieties 11. Gender and Sexuality 12. Marginalization, Liberation and the Human Condition 13. Adaptation, Improvisation and other Compositional Forms 14. Theatre and the Dramatic Script 15. Folklore and Contemporary Culture 16. Art and Social Change 17. Ethics, Ethos and the Arts 18. Culture, Economy and Entrepreneurship 19. Myths, Modernity and Social Reality Intending presenters are expected to submit 250-word abstracts on the above sub-themes. Five keywords should be supplied along with the abstract. Abstracts should be sent by electronic mail to delelayiwolaa...@gmail.com. The deadline for abstract submission is March 30, 2018. Papers to be presented at the colloquium are expected to be between 6000 and 7000 words including references, plates and all attachments and appendices. Referencing should be in APA 6 style. Keynote Address: "I am (not) your Colony: Selective Memory and the Politics of Writing another Africa" by Prof Tunde Babawale Lead Presentation 1: "African History, Cultural Production and the Allure of Multiple Narratives" by Prof Akin Alao Lead Presentation 2: "Social Sustenance, Africanity and the Arts in an Age of Breaching Borders" by Prof Gbemisola Adeoti Contact: Ayo Adeduntan Colloquium Publicity Secretary University of Ibadan Nigeria Email: delelayiwolaa...@gmail.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
