[ecrea] Call for sessions deadline 15 September ! - 6th Afroeuropeans conference

*Call for Sessions (/workshops)/*

*Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe *

*Sixth biennial network conference *

University of Tampere, Finland

6 - 8 July 2017

The general theme of the Afroeuropeans 2017 conference is African 
diaspora and European cultural heritage. Among the confirmed keynote 
speakers is Professor Paul Gilroy from King’s College London.

African European Studies and Black European Studies explore social 
spaces and cultural practices that are characterised by a series of 
contemporary and historical overlaps between Africa, the African 
diasporas, and Europe. The sixth biennial network conference, organised 
by the University of Tampere and the international /Afroeuropeans – 
Black Cultures and Identities in Europe/ research network, aims to 
contribute to the existing scholarship in Europe with a view to 
establish it more firmly in its several disciplinary locations. For more 
information, please see the conference website 
<http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index.html>

http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index.html

We encourage submissions*//*for sessions (=workshops) exploring the 
topics suggested below.

/African diaspora and European cultural heritage; /

/Policing blackness; African/Black European politics; /

/Shifting political landscapes and European post-colonial discontents;/

/Afroeuropean mediascapes; Diaspora communities online; Diasporic 
experience and digital media;/

/Social justice and human rights in AfroEurope;/

/Performing Africanness/blackness in Europe;/

/Writing and translating new African diaspora and black identities in 
Europe;/

/Afroeuropean music cultures; Afroeuropean dance scenes;/

/Blackness in visual arts in Europe/

/Children of the African diaspora in Europe; Afroeuropean youth cultures;/

/AfroQueer Europe; Afroeuropean feminisms;/

/Global racisms and AfroEurope;/

/Refugees from Africa in Europe./


Session proposals that do not directly deal with the above-mentioned 
topics will also be considered. Proposals for sessions on both 
established and emerging research areas of a trans- and 
multidisciplinary nature are welcome.

*Proposals for sessions (max. 300 words) should be submitted by no later 
than 15 September 2016 through our online form*. Instructions for 
session organisers and the link to the submission form can be found on 
the conference website (Call for Session 
<http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/callforsessions.html>s).

In addition to academics, we welcome artists, activists, authors, 
journalists, and independent scholars with a specific interest in the field.

The cultural programme of the conference is organised in collaboration 
with /Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions, 
UK*(http://www.speaking-volumes.org.uk/projects/international-showcase/)* 
and the oldest African music Festival in Finland, Fest Afrika/ festival 
(http://festafrika.net/en/)

On behalf of the local organizing committee and the international 
/Afroeuropeans – Black Cultures and Identities in Europe/ research network,

/Anna Rastas/

Chair of the local organizing committee, University of Tampere

Anna Rastas

Dr.Soc.Sc., Docent

Academy Research Fellow

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland

E-mail: (anna.rastas /at/ uta.fi) <mailto:(anna.rastas /at/ uta.fi)>

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