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Conference Announcement Theme: Belonging and Returning to the African Community Subtitle: Decolonial and Intercultural Perspectives Type: International Colloquium Institution: College of Fellows, University of Tübingen Location: Tübingen (Germany) Date: 21.–22.7.2022 __________________________________________________ What does it mean to belong and to return? Two African thinkers, Pantaleon Iroegbu and Amilcar Cabral have engaged with the two concepts, respectively. While Iroegbu sees belonging as a metaphysical and ethical act of identity construction and solidarity, Cabral thinks of returning as a psychological and epistemological processes of healing and regeneration. Both are forms of philosophical journeys and lean on some ethical principles that distinguish authentic from inauthentic attempts. The framing of these concepts by the two African thinkers mentioned earlier offers great philosophical insight into what, otherwise, might appear ordinary. To belong and to return to the African community are thus not ordinary physical activities. They are metaphysical, epistemological, psychological and ethical journeys. Considered under decoloniality and interculturality, this colloquium calls for a creative, inclusive, yet critical discussions on the concepts of ‘belonging’ and ‘returning’ to the African community. What does this intellectual journey mean for different people, Africans and non-Africans alike? What does it mean for migrants, homeless, poor, victims of injustice and violence? And what prospect does it portend for us all as citizens of the world divided by borders? Program 21 July 2022 13:30-14:00 Niels Weidtmann / Jonathan O Chimakonam: Welcome 14:00-14:50 Jonathan O Chimakonam: The Development of the Concept of Belongingness in African Philosophy: Contributions of the Calabar School 14:55-15:45 Susanne Goumegou / Louis Nana: Forms of return and reintegration into the community in some African novels – Léonora Miano 16:15-17:05 Bernard Matolino: Belonging in a disrupted environment 17:10-18:00 Komla N. Avono: n.n. 22 July 2022 10:00-10:50 Bado Ndoye: What does it mean to belong to Africa? 10:55-11:45 Olajumoke Akiode: Communities, Identities: Gendered Reconstructionist Ideas for Africa 12:15-13:05 Aribiah Attoe: “The End of Ubuntu” and the Need for Conversationalism in Contemporary African Thought 15:00-15:50 Simon Makwinja: Between Modernity and Tradition: Dilemmas of Belonging and Returning to the African Community 15:55-16:45 Samuel Olusegun: Ubuntu Sharing, Belongingness, and the Problem of Habitat Loss This event is open to interested participants. Venue: University of Tübingen Neue Aula, Raum 236 Organizers: Dr Niels Weidtmann Email: niels.weidtm...@ciis.uni-tuebingen.de Dr Jonathan O Chimakonam Email: jonathan.ok...@up.ac.za Website of the colloquium: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/210121#c1614716 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
