Call for Papers: Researching Africa Workshop, OXford, UK,
03/06
Call for Papers
7th Annual Researching Africa Day Workshop
Saturday, 11 March 2006
St. Antony's College, Oxford
Researching Africa Day provides postgraduates with the opportunity to
meet with fellow researchers, exchange information and experiences and
discuss research strategies. The day is structured around brief
presentations made by postgraduates who have recently engaged in research
on or fieldwork in Africa, followed by discussion. The workshop is
interdisciplinary and it is hoped that participants will include students
of history, politics, geography, anthropology, archaeology and the
natural sciences.
The presentation sessions will focus largely (but not exclusively) on the
following themes:
- Africans in a Global Context: Neglected concepts and issues
Aiming to highlight African's role in the greater international context
and raise awareness of transnational identities, recent African diasporic
communities, and related topics.
- Africa and globalization: Researching Africa outside Africa – methods
and sources
Research into the experiences of political exile, writing about Africa,
and international solidarity movements. Exploring sources and materials
outside of the continent.
- Preparing for fieldwork: Establishing networks and gaining access
Networking in the UK academic community can provide valuable insights
before embarking on fieldwork. How can we maximize opportunities for
collaboration and negotiate access?
- In the field: Methods, problems and experiences
Problems of interpreting oral and archival sources and other ethical
considerations and problems relating to fieldwork experiences.
All applications should take the initial form of an abstract to be sent
to the organisers by 15 February. No submitted abstract will go without
thorough consideration. Final presentations are not to exceed 15 minutes
(excluding discussion). Limited funding is available for presenters
travelling from outside Oxford.
Xerxes Malki (xerxes.malki@history.ox.ac.uk)
Genevieve Klein (genevieve.klein@sant.ox.ac.uk)
Organisers, Research Africa Day 2006
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