African History / Studies

The trans-Atlantic experience has had profound implications on both sides of the ocean: Since the Columbian encounter, societies have constructed and imagined communities in intimate political, economic, and ideological interaction, overcoming barriers to meet, blend together, or engage in conflict. Trans-Atlantic connections and impacts have crucially shaped the ways in which people relate to one another, assert authority, and envision themselves as local, ethnic, political, ideological, and virtual communities.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR ACASA-SPONSORED SESSION

CAA 108th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 12 - 15. 2020

CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA

Call for Papers: Deadline for abstracts April 30th 2019

The Louisisna Folklore Society is an association of scholars focusing on the folklore of Louisiana. The Society supports the peer-reviewed journal Louisiana Folklore Miscellany. Our organization is looking for individuals who actively partiicipate in scholarship focusing on folklore and the south as we expand the topic of our special issue to include the Gulf South.

Free Summer Mentoring Program to be held at Penn State on June 23-28, 2019

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19^th Annual Africa Conference: Panels and Schedules

The University of Texas at Austin

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With 60 percent of its population under the age of 25 and a median age of 18, Africa is the youngest continent. In comparison, only 27 percent of the European population is under the age of 25 and the median age in North America is 35.