[ecrea] call: Afroeuropeans, Tampere 6-8- July 2017

*Call for Papers*
*Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe*
*Sixth biennial network conference, *University of Tampere, Finland, 6 - 
8 July 2017
*DEADLINE FOR ONLINE-SUBMISSIONS IS 24 FEBRUARY 2017*
African European Studies and Black European Studies explore social 
spaces and cultural practices that are characterized by a series of 
contemporary and historical overlaps between Africa, the African 
diasporas, and Europe. The sixth biennial network conference, organized 
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. The 
general theme of the Afroeuropeans 2017 conference is African diaspora 
and European cultural heritage. The confirmed keynote speakers are:

  * Professor */Paul Gilroy/*, American and English Literature, King’s
    College London
  * Professor */Elisa Joy White/*, African American and African Studies,
    University of California at Davis and Vice President, Association
    for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
  * Dr. */Henry Mainsah/*, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design
  * LL.M */Domenica Ghidei Biidu/*, Member of European Commission
    against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
  * */Jani Toivola/*, Member of the Finnish Parliament

The scientific committee of the 6^th /Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and 
Identities in Europe/ network conference has accepted over 30 sessions 
that explore the multidisciplinary nature of the scholarship and create 
dialogue between academics, activists and artists from around the world. 
Titles and descriptions of the accepted sessions and instructions for 
submissionscan be found on the conference 
websitehttp://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/callforpapers.html. 
Proposals that do not directly deal with the topics of the accepted 
sessions can be submitted under the category “Other” on the electronic form.
Faculty of Social Sciences - uta.fi 
<http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/callforpapers.html>
www.uta.fi
Call for Papers. See the Call for Papers here Deadline for online 
submissions for individual papers (presentations) is 24 February 2017. 
We ask you to send your ...


For more information on the conference programme and the cultural 
programme organized together with our collaborators, please visit the 
conference website 
<http://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index.html>https://www.uta.fi/yky/en/6thafroeuropeans/index_en.html.
For inquiries please contact: (afroeuropeans2017 /at/ uta.fi) 
<mailto:(afroeuropeans2017 /at/ uta.fi)>
On behalf of the local organizing committee and the international 
/Afroeuropeans – Black Cultures and Identities in Europe/ research network,
/Anna Rastas/
Dr. Soc.Sc., Docent of Social Anthropology, Academy of Finland Research 
Fellow
Chair of the local organizing committee, University of Tampere





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