Conference of the African Studies Association in Germany: Call for Papers "Future Africa"
The current images of Africa are ambivalent: there is still the concept of the “aboriginal”, ageless continent with no history and therefore no future. On the other hand, the image of Africa as a continent of wars, crises and catastrophes, according to which an apocalyptic future seems unavoidable, is widespread.
These bleak prospects are recently attended by another image: that of the “young” continent whose demographic and economic potentials still wait to be explored. According to this image, Africa is a “treasure room” – not only with regard to globally sought resources like oil or rare minerals, but also for human resources; it is therefore an “emerging market”.
The VAD Congress 2014 in Bayreuth will address these ambivalent images, their respective prevalence and outreach from the perspective of diverse academic disciplines. Under the guiding theme “Future Africa”, we will discuss development and change, projections and visions of the future about Africa
The call for papers is open until the 17th of November under the following adress:
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