The conference is an annual event at which graduate students are particularly encouraged to present their work in progress. Several panels, a plenary session, and the keynote address by Professor Mahmood Mamdani of the University of Cape Town will address this topic. In addition to the general theme, there will be papers on all topics related to Africa. There will be papers and panels on a range of topics such as Democracy and Human Rights, Law and Colonialism, African Humanities, Natural Resource Management, and Health and Society. Registration for the conference is free.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, hotels and meals.
Please contact the Center for a list of local hotels. If there is enough interest, we will try to organize on-site childcare. If you are interested in childcare at the conference, please let us know by Monday, March 16, 1998. They expect to have a performance by Cuban Artists, as well as numerous distinguished Cuban scholars. The conference is being organized by CLAS' Chair and Vice-Chair and by the World Institute for Peace.