4th WAAD Conference - Call for papers
4th WAAD Conference - Call for papers
Education, Gender & Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization
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The 4th WAAD interdisciplinary conference will provide opportunities for constituencies inside and outside the academy-researchers, academicians, practitioners, policy makers, professionals, and
students from various disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, pure and applied sciences, professional schools, etc.-to discuss the education of women and girls in Africa and the African Diaspora and explore its relationship to sustainable development in a rapidly globalizing, complex world.
4th Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (WAAD) International Conference on Education, Gender & Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization
Abuja, Nigeria (August 3-8, 2009)
Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, Convener
E-mail: waadconf@iupui.edu <mailto:waadconf@iupui.edu>;
website: http://www.waadconf.org <http://www.waadconf.org/>
CALL FOR PAPERS
BACKGROUND
For over a decade, the WAAD conferences have provided the space for researchers, students, policy makers, activists, women and men of different races, religious persuasions and ideological leanings to engage in vigorous and fruitful debates on issues relating to women in Africa and the African Diaspora. The first WAAD conference held in Nsukka, a small university town in rural Nigeria, gathered over 700 researchers, activists, policy makers, and students from five continents. The conference generated ten-volume proceedings of over 200 original papers and saw the beginning of the Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS). The second WAAD conference, held in Indianapolis (USA) in 1998, gathered hundreds of participants from 35
countries and 48 national and international organizations. The third conference in Madagascar was equally very well attended. The WAAD conference has succeeded in putting in place forward-looking strategies for continuing its work-it maintains a global network and has published three volumes of selected papers.
THEME (Education, Gender & Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization)
The 4th WAAD interdisciplinary conference will provide opportunities for constituencies inside and outside the academy-researchers, academicians, practitioners, policy makers, professionals, and
students from various disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, pure and applied sciences, professional schools, etc.-to discuss the education of women and girls in Africa and the African Diaspora and explore its relationship to sustainable development in a rapidly globalizing, complex world. How can the acquisition of different forms of knowledge guarantee women's participation in ensuring that today's growth does not jeopardize the growth and possibilities of future generations and that "development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."? What role would indigenous knowledge play in women's
participation? In disciplinary terms, the conference will examine the central role the arts and humanities can and must play in the global knowledge economy and their relevance to development discourses and practice. How can humanistic studies dialogue with scientific studies
in addressing global issues such as social and environmental justice, gender/social inequality and knowledge gap, and education for 21st century global citizenship?
SUBTHEMES
Autobiographies and Biographies
Capacity-building and Leadership
Civil Society, NGOs and Transnational Activism Creativity (Oral & Written Traditions), Artistic Expressions and Development Curricular Development and Reform Democratization and Women's Participation Educating against War and Militarization Volunteerism, Civil Engagement and Global Citizenship Education Policy, Teacher Education, and National Development Energy, Mineral Wealth and National Security Engendering the Disciplines Entrepreneurship and Small/Medium-size Businesses Feminist/Womanist Interventions Gendered Inequalities and Access to Education Gendered Spaces and the Diaspora Question Global Financial Institutions and Women in Developing Countries Health, Medical Sciences and Health Education Gendered Violence, Human Rights and Social Justice Libraries and Archives Mobilization and Transnational Social Movements Peace and Conflict Resolution Poverty Alleviation, Agriculture, and Food Security Preserving the Environment, Saving Our Planet Religion, Culture, and Indigenous Knowledge Skills-Training and Economic Independence Communications, Technology and the Digital Divide The Economy and Global Capital The Humanities, Development, and Globalization Understanding Gender and
Global Africa Women in Higher Education: Research, Teaching and Administration Youth Engaging Development Strategies
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Forms for paper, panel, roundtable and workshop proposals are available on the conference website: www.waadconf.org <http://www.waadconf.org/> Send as e-mail attachments the completed proposal form, abstract and curriculum vitae (as Word documents) by FEBRUARY 15, 2009 to the Convener at waadconf@iupui.edu <mailto:waadconf@iupui.edu> Selected papers will be published.
REGISTRATION
Registration form and fee schedule are available at the conference
website: www.waadconf.org <http://www.waadconf.org/> All presenters
whose proposals have been accepted must pre-register by MARCH 15, 2009
for their names to appear on the conference program.
CONTACT
Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, Convener
2009 WAAD Conference
Department of World Languages & Cultures Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Phone: 317-278-2038 ; Fax: 317-278-7375
E-mail: waadconf@iupui.edu <mailto:waadconf@iupui.edu>;
Website: www.waadconf.org <http://www.waadconf.org/>
