Submit your proposals today!
The cfp closes Thursday, March 15 at 5pm EST.
An Important Message to Everyone Submitting a Proposal for the ASA’s 2018 Annual Meeting
The ASA requires that everyone who submits a proposal must pre-register by the close of the cfp: March 15, 5pm EST. You must contact the ASA by e-mail (members@africanstudies.org) before the cfp closes to request technical assistance with logging in to your ASA account and/or submitting your pre-registration payment, to ensure that your proposal will be included in the review. If you submit your proposal but you do not submit your pre-registration payment by the close of the cfp, and if you have not contacted the ASA for assistance by the close of the cfp, then your proposal will not be reviewed. All requests for assistance will be answered through email. It is also important to note that only the scholar who submits the proposal must pre-register by March 15; if the proposal is rejected the pre-registration payment will be refunded upon request. Scholars who are based in Africa can complete the Onsite Payment Request form to satisfy the pre-registration requirement. The rest of the presenters listed in the proposal are required to register by June 15. We thank you for your submissions!
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS MARCH 15, 2018
61st Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association
Energies: Power, Creativity and Afro-Futures
November 29 - December 1, 2018
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Nana Akua Anyidoho, University of Ghana
Mark Auslander, Michigan State University
ABOUT THE MEETING
We are soliciting proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, Author meets Critic, and flash sessions. Presentations may focus on the theme of “Energies: Power, Creativity and Afro-Futures” or on broader social science, humanities, and applied themes relating to Africa. We strongly encourage the submission of formed panels.
HOW TO LOG IN TO THE ASA'S NEW WEBSITE, IN ORDER TO PRE-REGISTER ONLINE AND RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Please log in to your ASA account from the ASA Member Portal. If you had already created an ASA account prior to the launch of the ASA's new website, you must enter your email address that you associated with your ASA account in the username field, and click on the "forgot password" link in order to protect the security of your password. If you are creating an ASA account for the first time in the ASA's new website, please click on the "Subscribe or Become a Member" button at the bottom of the log in box to create your new ASA account.
NEW REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
If you submit a proposal you must also register by March 15, 2018 in order for your proposal to be reviewed. If your proposal is accepted all presenters must register by the date indicated in the acceptance notification. As the cost of annual meeting registration is heavily discounted for members, please also renew or enroll your 2018 ASA membership. If you are having trouble logging into the ASA's new website, and you contact the ASA for assistance by the March 15 close of the cfp, you will not be penalized for the delay in the submission of your pre-registration payment.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Please review the 2018 Submission Guidelines, which include links directly to the submission forms. All proposals must be submitted online.
SUBMIT A CALL FOR PANELISTS
The ASA encourages individuals to post calls for panelists on the ASA website before the March 15 deadline, so that participants may utilize the ASA network to find potential panelists. Please submit your calls for panelists using this form on the ASA's website. A list of proposed panels, along with contact information for their chairs, will be made available on a rolling basis on the ASA website. Please note that panel organizers must finalize their panel participants and submit an organized panel proposal by March 15, 2018.
VOLUNTEER AS A CHAIR OR DISCUSSANT
Please complete the Chair/Discussant Volunteer Form if you'd like to serve as a Chair or Discussant. As our need arises for these roles to be filled you will be contacted.
ABOUT THE AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Established in 1957, the African Studies Association is the largest organization in the world devoted to enhancing the exchange of information about Africa. Our members include scholars, students, teachers, activists, development professionals, policy makers, donors and many others. We encourage interdisciplinary interactions with Africa. We provide access to pathbreaking research and key debates in African studies. We bring together people with scholarly and other interests in Africa through our annual meeting and seek to broaden professional opportunities in the field of African studies. The organization publishes two leading interdisciplinary journals on Africa, the African Studies Review and History in Africa and promotes an informed understanding of Africa to the public and in educational institutions as well as to businesses, media, and other communities that have interests in Africa.
INQUIRIES: members@africanstudies.org
We welcome your participation in this exciting conference and in the ASA!
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