[Commlist] CFP African Women in Media 2019 Conference & Festival

*African Women in the Media 2019 Conference & Festival *

/*in partnership with African Union Commission*/

*Theme: SHOWCASE*

*Proposals are invited for a three-day conference and festival in 
Nairobi, Kenya*

*Date: 11-13 July, 2019*

*Venue: Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi*

African Women in the Media, in pursuance of its objective to bring 
together media practitioners and scholars in the field of media, 
communications and cultural studies, presents its 3rd annual conference 
in Nairobi, Kenya. With its theme being SHOWCASE, AWiM 2019 conference 
and festival will feature keynotes, panels, workshops, exhibitions, film 
screenings, networking opportunities, the AWiM Pitch Zone hosted by 
commissioning editors from international and national media 
organisations, and much more. We will also be launching the AWiM 
Hackathon as we enter the last two years of African Women's Decade 
(2010-2020).

We welcome proposals for papers, panels, workshops and film 
presentations, from both academic and industry speakers and trainers.

Participants may draw on perspectives from Media, Communications and 
Cultural Studies, including Journalism, Marketing  Communications 
(Advertising & Branding), Political Communication, Public Relations, 
Cultural Studies including Film Studies and Production, Performing Arts, 
Gender Studies, ICTs, Media Education and other such relevant disciplines.

Furthermore, participants are invited to consider the following themes 
as it related to ,media in Africa:

  * Addressing African Women's Decade (AWD) objectives
  * Media & Audience response to continental initiatives and global
    movements like #MeToo
  * Innovation in media content and delivery
  * Challenging negative patterns in representation of women in Africa
  * Issues of access, independence and public interest
  * Addressing gender gaps and equality in the industry and
    representation of gender equality in media content
  * Identifying enabling business models for African media

Topical areas of interest to reflect on include (but not limited to) the 
following:

  * Access and Citizen Empowerment
  * Advertising and Privacy
  * Alternative Audiences
  * Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Learning
  * Blockchain, Empowerment and Media
  * Communication and Development
  * Communities and Networks
  * Digital Empowerment
  * Diversity and Inclusion
  * Ethics and Trust
  * Fake News and Truth
  * Feminism and Political Participation
  * Gender Mainstreaming and Policies
  * iHealth
  * International Law and Human Rights
  * Media Entrepreneurship and Leadership
  * Media, Technology and Robotics
  * New Art
  * Post-Truth
  * Post-Human
  * Religion and Conflict
  * Representation
  * Terrorism
  * Transmedia
  * Sustainability and Environment
  * Women Entrepreneurship
  * Young Audiences

Please send abstracts of 150 words and a short bio by Monday 18 January 
2019 to: Dr Yemisi Akinbobola ((cfp /at/ africanwomeninmedia.com), 
(yemisi /at/ africanwomeninmedia.com))

*Confirmed Keynote Speakers*

/*Dr Dorothy Njoroge*/

Dr Njoroge is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at the Unites States 
International University (USIU), Kenya, and Chair of Association of 
Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK). She holds a PhD in Media Studies from 
Southern Illinois University, USA, and has several yeas of experience in 
communications and development for various NGOs.

/*Lola Omolola, Founder, Female IN (FIN)*/

Lola Omolola is a Chicago-based Community Engagement Strategist who has 
successfully mobilised over one million women for her Facebook group 
Female In (formerly Female in  Nigeria). She has two decades of 
experience working in radio, TV and digital project management. FIN has 
become an effective platform for social change, and Facebook's founder 
Mark Zuckerberg highlighted Lola and FIN as a model for building 
meaningful communities.

*Key Dates*

The deadline for submitting abstracts is Monday 28 January 2019 at 23.59 GMT

  * 18 December 2018 - Abstract submission opens
  * 7 January 2019 - Early Bird registration opens
  * 28 January 2019 - Deadline to submit abstracts
  * 11 February 2019 - Decisions on abstracts are announced
  * 08 March 2019 - Deadline for participation confirmation
  * 08 April 2019 - Draft of conference schedule
  * 10 May 2019 - Early bird registration closes
  * 10 June 2019 Full paper submission deadline
  * 11-13 July 2019 AWiM19 Conference & Festival

Please send abstracts of 150 words and a short bio by Monday 18 January 
2019 to: Dr Yemisi Akinbobola ((cfp /at/ africanwomeninmedia.com), 
(yemisi /at/ africanwomeninmedia.com)) <#NOP>


/*British Council Research Grant */
/The British Council is now accepting expressions of interest for 
research grant for UK based arts organisations / curators / programmers 
working in any of the following art forms - Visual Arts, Literature, 
Music, Theatre, Dance, Architecture, Design, Fashion and Film to travel 
to Sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of the visit should be to connect 
with the local contemporary art sectors, and undertake their own 
professional research to be shared with a wider UK sector in their 
chosen field. The trips should take place between April 2019 and March 
2020. The grant is open for applications between 10th December 2018 and 
8th March 2019 with announcements tentatively set for the 25th of March. 
Submissions should be emailed to (Mabel.Kebirungi /at/ britishcouncil.or.ug) by 
18:00 (GMT) on 8 March 2019. /
/For more information: 
https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/partner/sub-saharan-africa
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