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1 AADS ANNOUNCEMENT DIGEST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24 TH, 2012

2 Upcoming Events: October 16 SPECIAL PRESENTATION For more information, please call (305)

3 October 26 ERIC WILLIAMS For more information, please call (305) or (305)

4 October 29 AADS SERIES For more information, please call (305)

5 November 7 DRA. MARTA MAFFIA For more information, please call (305)

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8 Announcements: Fall 2012 COURSE OFFERING

9 September CARIBE ARTS FEST GREETINGS, SALUDOS, SALUT,, 欢迎 IT S ALMOST HERE! A CELEBRATION OF CARIBBEAN ART, INDIE FILMS, LIVE MUSIC, LITERATURE, FOOD, CULTURE AND MORE! AT THE LAS OLAS RIVERFRONT, DOWN TOWN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL ADMISSION: FREE Online donations suggested. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, SO COME OUT AND JOIN US!

10 September 29 HEALTH EXPO

11 September 8- October 7 RUINED at the Biltmore presents the South Florida Premiere of the PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BEST PLAY with LELA ELAM MARCKENSON CHARLES, RENATA EASTLICK, DAVID KWIAT, SHEAUN MCKINNEY, TRENELL MOORING, ROBERT STRAIN AND JADE WHEELER JEREL BROWN, DEVON DASSAW, MCLEY LAFRANCE, MARACUJA, VERDI MAYER JR., RICO REID, KEITH C. WADE Directed by JOSEPH ADLER For your tickets, please call or or online at Performances: Thursday, Friday, 8pm, 2pm & 7pm 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL Valet parking is available. Free parking is available in the Biltmore parking area west of the hotel.

12 October 12 -October 20 CONGO WEEK Dear Friends, I greet you in the midst of these very trying times for my country. Since April, nearly a half million Congolese have been displaced and rendered homeless by a Rwandan-backed rebel movement in the east of our country. A United Nations Group of Experts report says Rwanda is training, arming and financing rebels that have destabilized the east of the Congo. The reason we host Congo Week in the month of October is because it was in October 1996 that mainly Rwanda and Uganda first invaded the Congo and triggered the catastrophic crisis that we have endured for the past 16 years. Since we began Congo Week in 2008, sixty countries and over 300 communities have joined us to demonstrate their support and value for Congolese lives. Due to your support along with others throughout the globe, world leaders are finally listening to Congolese voices and applying pressure to the dominant source of the instability in the east of our country. The United States, Netherlands, Sweden and a number of other donor nations are finally holding the Rwandan government accountable by withholding aid as a result of Rwanda's support for rebel groups inside the Congo. As youth and future leaders of our country, we are clear that Congo's challenge is both external and internal. Young

13 people will gather throughout the country during Congo Week (October 14-20, 2012) to discuss and examine the path that Congo took to arrive in its current condition and build on strategies for realizing peaceful and lasting change. We call on you to join us in addressing our external challenges as we face and tackle the various internal forces that have rendered our country dependent, impoverished and unstable. This is an historic opportunity for you to be a part of the global movement to bring an end to what is described as the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn of the 21st century and the deadliest conflict since World War Two. We encourage you to seize the moment and become a part of a noble pursuit for justice and human dignity in the heart of Africa, my home, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Samya Lugoma Student Coordinator Friends of the Congo Sign-up for Congo Week! Support Congo Week! Remember to post your event on the events calendar: Share the Congo Week promotional video: Download Congo Week Organizers Tool Kit and Materials: Screen our film Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth Participate in the CELL-OUT, on October 17, The CELL-OUT is a onehour digital moment of silence in support of the Congolese people. Follow us on and tweet your support using hashtags #CongoWeek and #CW2012 leading up to and during Congo Week.

14 Dear Students and Colleagues, On behalf of the Haitian Studies Association Board, I extend a special invitation to all students to join us for the 24 th Annual Conference, November 8-10, 2012, at York College-CUNY in Jamaica, New York. Our theme this year is Haiti Beyond Borders: Challenges and Progress Across the Diaspora. We are excited to announce a pre-conference program beginning on Thursday, November 8, at 11 AM and events throughout the weekend geared toward emerging scholars at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Planned activities include student-led roundtables and a mentorship lunch that will facilitate connections between students and faculty. We hope to open up dialogues on how to navigate grad school and how to find resources available for studying Haiti, besides also exploring contemporary research methods that might work best for individual research projects. Moreover, this year s conference program will bring together an especially strong group of advanced graduate students and recent PhDs happy to share their experiences with others. Doctoral students Kyrah Daniels (Harvard) and Claire Payton (Duke) are leading the organization of the pre-conference symposium, with contributions from the HSA Student and Emerging Scholars Committee. Full-time undergraduate students attending their first conference and full-time graduate students presenting papers at the conference may apply for a competitive scholarship to reimburse some of their travel costs. Two scholarships of $500 apiece will be awarded, one to an undergraduate attendee and the other to a grad student presenter. Information on how to apply may be found on the HSA website: This year s deadline is October 13, We also suggest you to check with your institution to see whether any funds have been set aside to send students to conferences. I personally encourage students interested in pursuing Haitian studies to participate in the HSA conference, whether or not they will be giving a presentation. The chance to hear dozens of papers read in a single weekend presents an opportune moment to explore many different topics and interdisciplinary connections that often inspire new ways to approach a problem in one s own work. As a young scholar myself, I have found the HSA community particularly welcoming and supportive of the papers and musical performances that I gave at conferences as a graduate student. HSA members hold a remarkably broad array of interests, backgrounds, and perspectives there s a lot of collective knowledge and wisdom in this group. Please come and see what we have to offer! We look forward to seeing you in New York!

15 September 7- November 4 RASHID JOHNSON

16 October 23 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

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18 November 4 MUSIC BY TWILIGHT

19 *CALL FOR PAPERS* Forging ahead with its commitment to promote interdisciplinary research concerned with the economic development, political and social organization and cultural and artistic contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean, ) is hosting its 3 rd Graduate Student Research Conference on *March 15 th and 16 th, 2013 at York University in Toronto* This conference brings together scholars working on Latin America and the Caribbean to share their research in a collegial, professional and friendly environment. The conference organizing committee welcomes papers, presentation proposals and panel proposals on research focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. We are seeking a broad range of playful, critical, engaging, diverse, and dynamic themes that span across various disciplines including, but not limited to, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, environmental studies and law and business. Themes from

20 previous conferences include indigeneity, literature, inter-state relations, violence, identity, language, development, gender, fair trade, diaspora, memory and neoliberalism. All modes of presentations are welcome, including papers, posters, film and other creative expressions and may be presented in any language of the region, while abstracts must be submitted in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish by *September 30, 2012*. We particularly encourage applicants to coordinate panels around a particular topic or theme. If you re interested in organizing a panel and would like to include the call or abstract for it on our website, please contact lasconf@yorku.ca mailto:lasconf@yorku.ca. Contact/Submissions: Please visit to obtain the required conference application form and for further information. The form includes a request for a 250-word (maximum) abstract for papers or alternative presentation proposals. Applicants who wish to form a panel may use the panel proposal form also found on this website and are encouraged to contact us early so that the panel abstract and call may be included on the conference website. The deadline for applications is *September 30, 2012*; however, those planning to present in artistic/alternative formats (e.g. film, dance, visual arts, music, etc.) are encouraged to contact us earlier for logistical/planning purposes. Inquiries and completed application forms may be sent to lacsconf@yorku.ca mailto:lacsconf@yorku.ca. Successful applicants will be notified by December 1 st, Those whose proposals are accepted will be asked to submit a final or near-final draft of their full papers/presentation material by January 30, This will facilitate a thorough review by the panel discussant and therefore guarantee you detailed feedback; this element of past conferences has proven very valuable to participants, helping them to refine their research questions and to develop their papers into publishable form.

21 The Journal of Black Masculinity CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS The Journal of Black Masculinity is a peer-reviewed international publication providing multiple discoursed and multiple-discipline-based analyses of issues and/or perspectives with regard to black masculinities. We review empirical, theoretical, and literary scholarship as well as essays, poetry, and art for publication. Submissions from multiple disciplines beyond the humanities and social sciences are encouraged. The Journal of Black Masculinity is published three times a year and has a ten percent (10%) acceptance rate. The Journal of Black Masculinity also publishes special issues on a periodic basis with guest editors focusing on themed issues. Manuscript submissions, books for review, and correspondence concerning all editorial matters should be sent to: Dr. C. P. Gause via the contact information below. Authors should follow the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition (APA Press, 2010). A style guide for preparing manuscripts and ordering information are located on the journal s website at The Journal of Black Masculinity GES Publishing Group/GES LLC 2309 W. Cone Blvd. Suite 142 Greensboro, NC mailto:drcpgause@gmail.com

22 Center for Black Diaspora International Conference 2013 It has been two decades since the publication of Paul Gilroy s seminal book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (1993) which marked a pivotal shift in our understanding of the experience of transnational Black modernity. More than simply understanding Black experiences from around the Atlantic basin as being marginal to or derived from the culture of modernity, Gilroy argued that for over a century and a half, Black intellectuals have travelled and worked in a transnational framework that precludes anything but a superficial association with their country of origin. Expanding on DuBois' crucial notion of "double consciousness," Gilroy argued for a modernity broad enough in, scope not simply including the marginal positions of slaves, but also positing the ungenteel" aspects of slavery and terror as fundamentally crucial to understanding modernity itself. Since the publication of Gilroy s influential book, there has been a lively and sustained engagement in rethinking the history of African Diaspora and indeed the history of modernity itself. The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce an international conference, Remapping the Black Atlantic: Diaspora (Re)Writings of Race and Space to be held at DePaul University, April 12-14, This conference is designed to provide a critical space to remap the Black Atlantic beyond Gilroy s original framework of the Black Atlantic anchored in the Anglophone Atlantic or the American branch of the African Diaspora in light of changing discourse regarding

23 African and Black Diaspora Studies and related fields, taking into account history, contemporary contexts, location, movement, globalization, migration and the circulation of Black bodies and their experiences and what these things signify in a transnational framework. We seek papers from a broad array of disciplines and fields to invite critical engagement in exploring the multiplicity of ways in which the African and Black Diaspora is being mapped and rewritten. Proposed papers should address one of the following thematic clusters around which the conference is organized: Disciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity Migration and Entangled Networks Gendering and Queering Black Diaspora Identities Governmentality and Transnational Black Politics Popular Culture and Mass Media The Internet: On and Off the Grid -- Texting, Tweeting, Social Networks, the Archives and Access Performing and Translating Africa -- Music, Dance, Rituals, Language, and Style The Arts and Literature: Black Diaspora Subjectivities Abstract should be sent to: diaspora2013@gmail.com Deadline for submitting abstracts: October 20, Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by: November 5, Sponsors: * The Center for Black Diaspora * African and Back Diaspora: An International Journal To see the conference s flyer, please click here. For more information regarding the conference, click here.

24 21 st Annual NAAAS & Affiliates National Conference February 11-16, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Abstracts, not to exceed two (2) pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of the African and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Native American, Indigenous Peoples or Asian experience. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes OR 45 minutes). ABSTRACTS WITH TITLE OF PAPER, PRESENTER S NAME, HOME AND INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION ADDRESS AND SHOULD BE POSTMARKED BY: Friday, November 9, SEND ABSTRACTS TO: Lemuel Berry, Jr., Ph.D. Executive Director, NAAAS & Affiliates PO Box 6670 Scarborough, ME Telephone: 207/ Fax: 207/ mailto:naaasconference@earthlink.net

25 Call for Submissions There are millions of Americans from all walks of life who are going through a tough time. Many have been severely affected by the economic recession and can neither pay their bills, nor afford the basics such as food and medicine. Our anthology, Tough Times in America, aims to provide a platform for telling these stories. We will accept true stories, as well as fictionalized versions of real life events. This collection aims to preserve and document narrative accounts of the anger, fear and frustration that most Americans are feeling due to the recession which has resulted in massive job losses, loss of homes, loss of healthcare, reduced retirement benefits, etc. We also hope to document the hope and gratitude that bloom even in the midst of despair true testaments to the tenacity of the human spirit. Significantly, we would like this collection to reflect the diversity of America in the 21 st century, and so we welcome submissions from people from all ethnicities, racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Submissions should be between and words in length, typed and double-spaced, Times New Roman or similar sized font (12 point). Stories must be previously unpublished in any form, including print, web etc. Each story should be identified within the geographic location/landmark of the city in which it is set. We want to show that these experiences are common to many Americans, regardless of race and ethnicity, so the cultural component is vital. We welcome established as well as unpublished writers who would like to represent their experiences or the experiences of their friends and loved ones. Deadline for submissions is January 29, Please send your submissions to: Donna Aza Weir-Soley: (weirsole@yahoo.com) and Max Freesney Pierre (prrmax@yahoo.com). Donna Aza Weir Soley is an Associate Professor of English at Florida International University. Dr. Weir-Soley is the author of First Rain, Eroticism, Spirituality, and Resistance in Black Women s Writings, and co-editor of the anthology Caribbean Erotic (Peepal Tree Press). Max Freesney Pierre is a former Administrator and Adjunct Professor of Education at Miami-Dade College. Pierre is a poet/writer/journalist, the author of Tambours de la Mêlée, Fée Caraïbe, Soul Traveler and Le chant de l apaisement.

26 Writer s Information Name Address Phone Story Title Number of pages/or words Date of submission

27 CALL FOR PAPERS: TITLE: CONFERENCE DATES: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ABSTRACTS: VENUE: Specifically dedicated to the interlocking issues of race and the Black Diaspora, this event is the third in the Diasporas, Cultures of Mobilities, Race Conference series, organized by the research center EMMA (University Paul-Valéry, Montpellier 3, France) in partnership with CAAR, CRLHOI (Université de la Réunion), MIGRINTER (Université de Poitiers) Department for Continuing Education (Oxford University, UK) Wake Forest University (NC, USA) We seek contributions (theoretical interventions as well as case studies) in the fields of African American Studies and African Diaspora Studies in the disciplines of the social sciences and the humanities that address the following issues: Identities. The diverse uses of diaspora have redefined the field of African American Studies. Should we rethink African American identity in relation to a subject more broadly and complexly understood as racialized and diasporic? More specifically, is the concept of intersectionality a useful tool in the current effort to draw on Black Feminist

28 Studies, Gender Studies, Queer theory and GLBT Studies? In what ways do the notions of super-diversity, multi-ethnicity and multi-raciality reconfigure the black subject? Diaspora, race and oppression. The notion of race, has been historically articulated with that of black/african diaspora. Should the paradigmatic position of the black diaspora be rethought and/or reaffirmed since slavery and postcoloniality as well as race consciousness are at the core of its often contested exceptionalism? Are trauma, oppression, forced migration still coterminous with black diaspora? Plural, global diaspora(s). Current research on Blacks in Europe, Blacks in Latin America and in the Indian Ocean has opened new ways of conceptualizing race and black consciousness as well as the relation to time and place, heritage and territory, history and memory. How are we to envision the links, the breaking points and the articulations between the two notions in light of critical race theory, race formation theory, new racism, and the conception of black diasporas as rhizomatic, in motion, and plural? Can transnationalism, creolization, cosmopolitanism be substituted to or complement black diaspora? How are we to think of a global black diaspora in the context of intercultural and interracial exchanges? Migrations and Black Diasporas. A comparison between African Americans, new African migrants to the US and diasporas that have settled in other countries (Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, other Latin America countries) can help us confront longue durée social process of diaspora sedimentation and courte durée new migration flows. In what ways have the new South-to-South migration routes from and within Africa questioned, historical sedimented diasporic and racial identities? Is there a Black Diaspora within Africa and what light does it shed on the diaspora/race nexus? Post-race? The terms post-race and post-black stand at the core of heated debates among scholars. Have the different disciplinary fields vested interests in preserving one concept over another through certain combinations? What are the ideological implications of these choices? What is the place of new African immigrants with regard to the building of post racial societies in the US, Europe, Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American/Caribbean countries?

29 Re-presentations. The arts (literature, the visual arts, popular culture, the Internet) are privileged markers of these evolutions: notions of avant-garde, of globalization, utopias. The current controversy around African American literature and presence of writers who reject race identification (cf. Everett, Whitehead) and of an American literature from the African diaspora (cf. Mengestu, Adichie) is a case in point. Deadline for submission of abstracts (maximum 250 words): November 15, 2012 Please submit a short bio-bibliographical notice as well (maximum 200 words) and copy the five co-convenors of the conference in your (see addresses below). CO-CONVENORS: Pr. Sally Barbour (Wake Forest University, USA) barbour@wfu.edu Dr. David Howard (University of Oxford, UK) mailto:david.howard@conted.ox.ac.uk Dr. Thomas Lacroix (IMI, Univ. of Oxford, UK; MIGRINTER, Université de Poitiers, France) mailto:thomas.lacroix@univ-poitiers.fr Dr. Judith Misrahi-Barak (EMMA, Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3, France) mailto:judith.misrahi-barak@univ-montp3.fr Pr. Claudine Raynaud (EMMA, Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3, France) mailto:claudine.raynaud@univ-montp3.fr Claudine Raynaud Professor of English and American Studies Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier III Route de Mende Montpellier cédex 5 France

30 REFASHIONING BLACKNESS: CONTESTING RACISM IN THE AFRO-AMERICAS FEBRUARY 20-22, 2013 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN *CALL FOR PAPERS* In recent years there has been an explosion of scholarly work on Afro Latin America that has moved away from simply demonstrating that racial discrimination exists to analyzing the different ways in which black populations represent their identities, relate to the state, and mobilize politically internally and transnationally. In the United States, meanwhile, the election of the first African American president led many to proclaim the end of race and of black politics. The aim of this conference is to encourage a cutting-edge conversation about the current political and cultural moment in the Afro-Americas. How can scholars and activists engage in anti-racist politics in systems where racial democracy/post-racial ideologies prevail? As governments employ post-racial or multicultural ideologies to stifle the impact of black social movements, new questions are emerging about how racial inequalities can be challenged in the Americas. Embracing blackness, which is often seen as the desirable and logical tactic to counter racism, is an insufficient response, as it can lead to fruitless debates about who is black and how blackness is being conceived and become disconnected from political action. This conference encourages participants to grapple with changing configurations of racial inequalities and racism in the Afro-Americas and the ongoing challenge to topple these hierarchies. We are particularly interested in papers that analyze the ways racial ideologies in Latin America parallel and indeed inform notions of "post-raciality" in the United States. Conference themes will include, but are not limited to: Black social movements/political mobilization Comparative and transnational approaches to racism and anti-racist politics Cultural production and racism Race and public policy Blackness and national identity We welcome papers that address these themes from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Those interested in participating should send their paper titles and abstracts (between 250 and 300 words) as well as a short bio-bibliographical notice (200 words) to the two conveners: Drs. Juliet Hooker and Frank Guridy at refashioningblackness@gmail.com. Questions about the conference should be addressed to Paloma Diaz. The deadline for sending proposals is September 30, Notification of acceptance will be given by October 30, 2012.

31 CALL FOR PAPERS: FREE AND FORCED MIGRATION, DIASPORA AND IDENTITY FORMATION: THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND INDENTURED LABOR IN HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT International Conference to commemorate, the 150 th anniversary of abolition of slavery, the 160 th anniversary of Chinese immigration and the 140 th anniversary of immigration of East Indians in Suriname, Stardust Hotel, Paramaribo, 6-10 June Organized by the Institute for Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Social Science Research Institute (IMWO) of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname, in collaboration with the National Archives Suriname (NAS), and the following cultural organizations: NAKS, Federasi fu Afrikan Srananman, CUS, NSHI, VHJI, Committee 10 th October. The present Surinamese and other Caribbean societies are a product of different forms of migration of people, starting with the coming of the Indigenous people thousands of years ago, followed by colonization by Europeans who subsequently introduced African slaves and indentured laborers from Asia. In Suriname we experienced flows of new immigrants who arrived from Guyana, Brazil, Haiti and China. Just as the rest of the Caribbean, Suriname became part of the global economy through European expansion since the sixteenth century. Starting with Spain, several European countries founded colonies and introduced forced laborers from Europe, Africa and Asia. As a result the societies in the Caribbean and other former colonies became multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. In the case of Suriname, the import of indentured as well as free laborers goes back to years before the abolition of slavery. As a result we have various groups of Amerindians or Indigenous people, Creoles (descendants of former slaves), six Maroon tribes (Bush Negroes), Hindustanis, Javanese (Indonesians from Java), Chinese, Europeans, Jews, Lebanese, Haitians and Brazilians. Since the second half of the 20th century a reverse migration process is taking place as a consequence of which a large proportion of the population of postcolonial states is presently living in diaspora. In the age of globalization, boundaries between states are vanishing. In

32 relation to modern migration and diaspora we see transnational links and loyalties, which sometimes have been perceived as problematic. Suriname shares with the Caribbean and other postcolonial states an experience of European colonization, African slavery followed by immigration of indentured laborers from Asia, and massive emigration to the former metropolis and North America during the second half of the twentieth century. Many of the processes and developments are not unique for one country or a region, on the contrary, we see that those problems and issues can be compared with each other. So we can understand our present world much better and will be able to find solutions for different problems by comparing those issues. Aim of the conference The aim of the conference is to connect historical specificities of slavery, indentured labor and migration to contemporary issues of globalization, diaspora, identity formation, nationalism and transnationalism. At the same time we want to promote new perspectives and approaches in the study of forced and free migration and their impact on the society. By bringing together scholars from various parts of the world - senior scholars as well as new promising talents - we hope to stimulate exchange of ideas, set up new networks and strengthen existing networks. Central theme: Linking slavery, indentured labor and migration to contemporary issues Some questions to be answered during the conference are: What are the legacies of slavery and indentured labor in social, economic, cultural, political fields? How did post-slavery identity formation occur in different parts of the world in general? What has been the psychological impact of slavery and indentured labor? How are transnational identities developing in the world of today? How is the process of identification related to the imaginary relation with the country of origin and with other "partners in distress" in the Diaspora. In the case of the second migration or the twice diaspora, what is perceived as country of origin, in other words: What kind of home land perspectives do people have and which impact will this have on their relation with the former homeland? In which ways did the various groups adapt to the new environment? What has been the policy or attitude of the receiving countries or societies? How are localizing processes ('creolization') expressed in migrant cultures? What transnational ties exist among descendants of immigrants in the Caribbean? Are alternative transnational identities in the Caribbean real or an imagination? How are transnational ties and identities recognized and institutionalized by the State in the former homelands?

33 What has been the policy of the countries of origin regarding their former citizens living in diaspora? How and why are local processes of identity formation related to emotional and practical identification to the countries of origin, and how do these countries feature in these processes? Which are social, economic, cultural and political consequences of migration and diaspora in modern times? Suggested themes based on the abovementioned questions: The legacy of slavery and indentured labor: historical and current developments, with special reference to the psychological legacy of slavery and indentured labor: historical and current developments. Ethno-genesis and interethnic relations. The role of ethnocentrism, ethnic labeling and stereotyping in the process of creating and maintaining ethnic boundaries Ethnicity and politics The role of religion and religious organizations in identity formation Identify formation, boundary maintenance and interethnic marriage Transnational networks and identities. Relations with the country of origin? Transnational families Popular culture Language development in migration societies/migrant communities. Origin and Development of Creolized languages. Development of multilingual societies Localization and globalization of religions. Social problems of people in Diaspora Health issues in historical and contemporary context. Reparations: moral, legal and practical aspects. Diaspora policy: past, present and future Role of people in Diaspora for the development of their country of origin Paper and panel proposals: The organizers would like to stimulate the submission of panel proposals, but individual paper proposals are also welcome. A panel proposal should consist of a framework of the panel, with relevant questions, a number of paper proposals, abstracts of the papers and biodata of all members of the panel. The number of papers within a panel will be between three and eight. Each panel will have a chair and a discussant.

34 Individual paper proposals can be submitted by in MS Word by sending an abstract of words, together with a short CV Panels and papers with a comparative nature will be given higher priority than others. Deadlines: Deadline for submission of paper or panel proposals: December 15 th, Deadlines for submission of full papers: April 30 th, Publication: A selection of papers will be published by the University of Suriname. Language: The conference language will be English. People who want to participate in the conference without presenting a paper, are also welcome. Registration fee: * US$ 100 * US$ 125- for non-presenters. All participants will get a set of papers on CD-Rom. Note: The organizing committee is not in a position to assist participants with financial assistance. All participants are advised to seek funding through their respective institutions or by other means. Accommodation costs in Stardust Hotel are very reasonable. Venue: The venue of the conference is Stardust Hotel, located in Leonsberg, in the northern part of the capital city of Paramaribo. All overseas participants are advised to book a room in this hotel, but there are also attractive apartments in the neighborhood. People who prefer to stay in the centre of Paramaribo, will arrange their own transport to Leonsberg. Contact: Conference Secretariat: Coordinator of the Organizing Committee IMWO, Anton de Kom University of Suriname Maurits S. Hassankhan POB 9212, Paramaribo, Suriname mauritshassan@yahoo.com<mailto:mauritshassan@yahoo.com> Phone: (597) ; diasporaconfsur@yahoo.com<mailto:diasporaconfsur@yahoo.com>

35 The Haitian Studies Association is proud to announce the creation of the Haiti-Based Scholars Fund. The Haiti-based Scholars Fund was started with the idea to expand participation in HSA among Haiti-based academic and public scholars, artists, and professionals who would not be able to attend the conference without financial assistance. Applicants will: Lack access to alternate sources of funding, preventing them from attending the HSA conference Currently reside in Haiti Identify as an academic, public scholar, artist or professional whose work is relevant to the HSA conference Ideal applicants are: Attending the HSA conference for the first time Interested in future involvement with the association Submitting a proposal to present individually or as part of a panel/roundtable Applicants do not have to be accepted in the final conference program to receive this award. Special interest will also be paid to students who are in the final stages of completing their memwa/thesis, for whom the HSA is an opportunity to synthesize their work and explore opportunities for graduate education. For more information regarding the application please visit the following link: nd_english.pdf If you would like to make a donation to this fund please visit:

36 Department of History & African & African Diaspora Studies Program Florida International University invites applications for an assistant professor of 19th- and/or 20thcentury African history. This is a joint appointment in the Department of History and the Program in African and African Diaspora Studies. The successful candidate will contribute a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective to the Department and Program. Ability to teach broad surveys required, but candidate will also teach in subfields of interest in upper-division undergraduate courses and our vibrant graduate programs. Regional specialization is open but West Africanists are particularly encouraged to apply; topic of specialization is open but scholars of decolonization or historians with expertise in Africa and the Atlantic World will be of special interest. This position is contingent upon funding. Please send three letters of recommendation, a CV, cover letter, and writing sample (the last document in.pdf format) to fiuafrica2012@gmail.com. We will begin reviewing applications December 1, 2012.

37 School of Social Work & African and the African American Studies The University of Arkansas School of Social Work and the African and the African American Studies program are pleased to announce a joint appointment position for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin August The School of Social Work will be the tenure-home for the position and at least one of the two courses taught each semester by the selected applicant will be cross-listed with African and African American Studies. Job Number: Y13918 Job Title: Assistant Professor Department: School of Social Work Posted Date: 09/24/2012 Description: The School of Social Work in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences announces a tenure track faculty position. Salary is competitive based on qualifications and experience. For more detailed information regarding this position, please click here to view the position announcement. To learn about the University of Arkansas and the Northwest Arkansas community, please click here. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Kim Stauss, chair of the search committee, by clicking here.

38 SOCIOLOGY & AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AD FALL 2013 PAID Portion (ASA) The Sociology Department and the Institute of African American Studies at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor rank to begin August 23, The candidate will be jointly appointed with the Institute of African American Studies; the tenure home will be in Sociology. We are looking for candidates whose research focuses on African/African Americans and health. The successful candidate will pursue rigorous research programs, contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching, provide service to the university and the profession, and have the potential to seek external funds to support their scholarly activities. For further details please look at Search # HUSKY HIRE Job Summary: The Sociology Department and the Institute of African American Studies at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor rank to begin August 23, The candidate will be jointly appointed with the Institute of African American Studies; the tenure home will be in Sociology. We are looking for candidates whose research focuses on African/African Americans and health. The successful candidate will pursue rigorous research programs, contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching, provide service to the university and the profession, and have the potential to seek external funds to support their scholarly activities. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned PhD in Sociology by August 23, 2012; research that focuses on African/African Americans and health. Promise of research excellence as evidenced through publications or publishing potential. The ability to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in Sociology and African American Studies and to the diversity and excellence of the learning experience. Promise of teaching excellence. Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable. Preferred Qualifications: The ability to contribute to research on "Minority Health, or "Health Disparities," or "Health Diversity" among African/African American populations. Exceptional promise to secure external funding for research. Appointment Terms: This is a 9-month, tenure track position. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with background, qualifications and experience. The candidate will be jointly appointed with the Institute of African American Studies; the tenure home will be in Sociology.

39 To Apply: Please upload a curriculum vitae, a statement describing your research plans and a teaching statement, selected scholarly publications (or unpublished scholarly manuscript), via Husky hire Three letters of reference, with the Search # and candidate s name on the subject line, should be sent to SociJntAfrAmer@uconn.edu Applications submitted by October 15, 2012 will be given fullest consideration. The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer. Have a great week!