Boston University's Graduate Student Conference in African Studies will be celebrating its 24th consecutive event. This year's conference will feature the work of emerging graduate scholars engaging Africa from a variety of disciplines and focusing on the themes of innovation, syncretism, and appropriation. The 2016 conference will be held at Boston University, March 25-26th. The application deadline will be January 15, 2016.
We invite rigorous graduate student papers that examine Africa's past, present and future, exhibit methodological innovation, and/or yield fresh interpretative insights. Participation is commonly drawn from across the academic spectrum: Anthropology, Art History, Cultural Studies, Economics, Ecology and Environment, Geography, Global Health, History, International Relations, Law, Literature, Media Studies, Musicology, Policy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology.
For twenty-three years, masters and doctoral students from around the world have made this conference a valuable opportunity to expand peer networks and present ongoing research. We strongly encourage graduate students who present a paper to plan on attending the entire conference, as presenters rely on student feedback to make the most of their experience.
A $25 conference fee is payable upon on-site registration. The fee includes dinner on March 25th and breakfast/lunch on March 26th.
To Apply: Submit a 250-word abstract to [email protected] by January 15, 2016. Please also include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and institutional affiliation in the email. Notifications of successful proposals will be sent out on February 1, 2016. For more information, please email the address listed above or go to: http://www.bu.edu/africa/forstudents/graduate/annual-graduate-conference/.