Call for papers:

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"Prime Movers of the Atlantic World Portugal and
Africa"
-A Multidisciplinary Symposium-
Call for papers
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please submit the
following items for the committees
consideration -an ABSTRACT of no more than 300
words. The title should appear clearly at the
top of the abstract the presenters name should
not appear on the abstract. -a COVER SHEET with
the following information presenters name
presentation title institutional affiliation
(including department) and academic status phone
number, street and e-mail addresses A/V needs
and a 50 word bio. UPON ACCEPTANCE -a DISK or
electronic copy of both the abstract and cover
sheet as Microsoft Word documents (as abstracts,
affiliation, email addresses and bios will be
reproduced in a booklet for all
presenters). PLEASE NOTE Should your abstract
be accepted, you will be required to provide a
copy of your paper to the Committee by NO LATER
THAN APRIL 8 so that the moderator will have time
to review your work.
QUESTIONS? E-mail bdlundy_at_buffalo.edu
WHEN 800 AM 500 PM, Saturday, April 22,
2006 WHERE SUNY Buffalo 120 Clemens
Hall ABSTRACT POSTMARK DEADLINE Friday, March
10, 2006
Forward abstracts to SUNY at Buffalo Dept. of
Anthropology 380 MFAC Buffalo, NY
14261-0005 Attn Brandon Lundy Or
bdlundy_at_buffalo.edu
Sponsored By GSA, Anthropology Department,
History Department, AGSA, Undergraduate
Anthropology Club, GPSA, GHA, GLA
DESCRIPTION This symposium provides
Luso-Africanist scholars the opportunity to
discuss a plurality of ideas about Portugal and
West African societies' positions in modifying
the Atlantic world. The multidisciplinary
atmosphere encourages collaboration between
diverse research and theoretical perspectives
focused on topics such as culture contact and
change, ethnic relations, identity formation,
transnational networks, neo/post-colonialism,
globalization, etc. This symposium explores
three important questions (1) How were the
Portuguese unique in their maritime conduct? (2)
How did African societies react to, adapt to, and
resist Portuguese expansion? (3) How do these
real and imagined histories influence
contemporary African societies worldviews?