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CALL FOR PAPERSFP Coetzee (COETZFP@ALPHA.UNISA.AC.ZA)Tue, 2 Apr 1996 10:15:53 +0200
ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICA Please visit our WWW page:http://www.unisa.ac.za/dept/vir/acmain.html (for further details) INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS We cordially invite you to attend the 1996 joint conference of the Pan African Anthropological Association and the Association for Anthropology in Southern Africa. DATE AND VENUE September 9-13, 1996 University of South Africa Pretoria Republic of South Africa THEME Anthropology and the Social Transformation of Africa ISSUES FOR DEBATE Since the theme focuses on how anthropology interfaces with some of the social issues facing the African continent, the conference calls for papers, amongst others in the following areas: health, population processes and reproductive health; development and its environmental impact; ethnic pluralism and urban integration; gender and the empowerment of women, and issues in the emergence of a new South Africa. These themes will be considered from both theoretical and applied perspectives. Accordingly the following subthemes have been identified for the conference: 1.Anthropology and major Health Problems 2.Population Processes and Reproductive Health 3.Ethnic Pluralism and Urban Integration 4.Development and its Social and Environmental Implications 5.Gender and the Empowerment of Women: Post-Beijing Challenges Persons wishing to organise an independent session around a theme other than those listed above, must please contact the Conference Committee. Such sessions should however, relate to the general conference theme. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE The aim of the conference is to define more clearly problems facing the African continent and to assess the role of anthropology in contributing towards their solutions. The conference offers anthropologists the opportunity to exchange ideas, build networks and demonstrate ways in which some of the problems can be approached from a practical angle. The conference intends to achieve the following objectives: To * permit other African scholars to discover anthropological research in a * South Africa that was previously isolated by apartheid * establish new research networks around some of the major issues confronting the discipline in Africa * exchange views on the teaching and practice of anthropology, and ways of improving these activities * discuss ways of applying anthropology in addressing the problems encountered by African countries. CONFERENCE FEE All participants are required to pay a conference fee, which is as follows: Before June 30, 1996 PAAA/AASA Members $50 (R190,00) Non-PAAA/AASA Members $60 (R225,00) Students $25 (R95,00) After June 30, 1996 PAAA/AASA Members $70 (R260,00) Non-PAAA/AASA Members $80 (R300,00) Students $35 (R130,00) If you pay by cheque in ZAR (South African Rand), your cheque must be made out to PAAA/ASSA 1996 - Conference. Payment can also be made electronically (nationally and internationally) to: PAAA/ASSA 1996-Conference Standard Bank of South Africa Sunnyside Branch Esselen Street Sunnyside 0132 South Africa Account number: 011521279 Branch code: 01064502 SWIFT address SBZAZAJJ Please note that in the case of cancellation the following applies: * Cancellation before July 31, 1996: 50% of fee will be refunded * Cancellation after July 31, 1996: No fees will be refunded. The registration fee includes the conference folder containing the program, copies of abstracts and papers, and other documentation, lunches, teas as well as the costs of the cocktail party and conference dinner. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE The Conference Committee has extremely limited funds to assist participants who do not have funding or access to funding, but has in principle decided to endeavour to cover the travel and per diem costs for a few exceptional and deserving individuals. Persons requiring assistance must apply before May 15, 1996. Considerations for assistance will be done on the basis of merit and will only be provided on submission, BEFORE JULY 31, 1996, of the complete paper to be presented at the conference. DEADLINES * Submission of titles and abstracts of papers: May 15, 1996 * Submission of final papers and diskettes: July 31, 1996 * Applications and submission of final papers for participants wishing to apply for assistance: July 31, 1996 The Conference Organisers will present all participants with a copy of each paper presented during the conference. To do so the following stipulations apply: If you submit your final paper before July 31, you need only send us a single copy and the Conference Organisers will make copies of your paper. If you do not send a single copy before July 31, that is, you submit your final paper after 31 July, you are required to send us 50 (fifty) copies. GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS Length of abstracts and papers The length of abstracts is restricted to 300 words. Presenters will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation of their papers. The length of papers is therefore, limited to approximately 4000 words. Format of papers One printed copy of your paper is required as well as a copy on a diskette. Place your document on the diskette in Wordperfect 5.1, Wordperfect for Windows or as an ASCII file. The following information must appear on a separate title page: * Title of paper * Your name * Affiliation (University or other Institution) Papers may also be sent to the Conference Organisers by EMail. (DJONGM@alpha.unisa.ac.za) SOCIAL FUNCTIONS * Cocktail party on September 9 * Conference dinner on September 11 * Lunches and teas We could EMail further information if you do not have access to the WWW. ENQUIRIES Prof Michael de Jongh PAAA/AASA Conference Committee Department of Anthropology University of South Africa Box 392 PRETORIA 0001 Republic of South Africa Tel: +27+12 429 6418 FAX: +27+12 429 3221 EMail: DJONGM@alpha.unisa.ac.za
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