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Nominations open for Gwatkin Equity Catalyst Award
Are you using data to promote equity and improve services for the underserved? The Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize is now accepting nominations!
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Grants to celebrate the contribution of African Food to American Cuisine (Uganda)
The U.S. Embassy in Uganda is inviting applications for its culinary diplomacy program, âCelebrating the Contribution of African Food to American Cuisine,â in honor of Black History Month 2025.
đ° Grant Size: $10,000 - $100,000đ Eligible Country: Uganda
This program seeks innovative projects that celebrate the rich influence of African cuisine on American food culture. Grants will be awarded to projects in:
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Call for Applications: Cartoonist Residency Program
Are you a talented young cartoonist passionate about cultural advocacy and artistic collaboration? Apply now for the Cartoonist Residency Program â an empowering opportunity to support young African cartoonists through virtual and in-person learning, creative exchange, and cultural advocacy.Click here for more information and to apply: https://cfcafrica.org/call-for-applications-cartoonist-residency-program/Â
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Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Africa!
This is your chance to contribute to vital discussions on Africa's future and showcase your research.Read more and apply here: https://conference.caas-acea.org/Â
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EQT Foundation opens global call for scientists developing solutions tackling methane emissions
EQT Foundation announces a new call for proposals, reaffirming its commitment to supporting breakthrough science in underfunded areas. The Breakthrough Science grants program awards âŹ25K â âŹ100K to scientists to accelerate their innovative ideas for solving climate change and health inequities, with this call targeting the topic of methane.Â
Key Details of the Breakthrough Science Program:
Application Period:Â September 24, 2024, to November 8, 2024
Grant amounts: âŹ25,000 to âŹ100,000
Eligibility: Researchers globally affiliated with academic or non-profit organizations
Research Focus:Â Projects aimed at reducing/controlling/capturing/mitigating methane emissions
Decision Timeline: Applicants will receive a decision within 21 days after the application deadline.
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CfP Eighth European Congress on Universal and Global History
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Journal of Festive Studies Issue 8 Call for Papers
Emily Joan Elliott (she/hers)
In addition to our guest-edited section described below, we always welcome submissions on a rolling basis, with no deadline for consideration. Please do think of us if your research or professional background touches on festive practices!
You can also view this announcement as a PDF.
International borders affect you every day. They play a role in determining whether you are a birthright citizen or an unauthorized migrant. They showcase a nationâs ability or inability to guarantee your wellbeing. They factor into immigration, asylum, and national security debates. Media and political analysts often portray borders as places where pathos, illegality, and poverty thrive innately. Yet, they are also places where ordinary citizens make historical claims, or defend, criticize, and even parody immigration and security policy.
While many of those border enactments are rightly serious or even melancholy in tone, some recurring rituals like border festivals foreground whimsical or celebratory narratives. This issue seeks submissions that critically engage with border festivalsârecurring ritual enactments performed at, across, or in close proximity to an international boundary line that foster cross-border communication, create opportunities for practical governance, or occasion the memorialization of shared histories. It also provides a platform for scholarly and creative submissions that critically engage how borders and boundaries can be invoked metaphorically through music, literature, performance art, and/or the built environment.
Situated at the crossroads of de-centering the state and embracing the everyday-ness of borders, geographer Chris Rumfordâs appeal to âvernacularizeâ border studies using concepts such as âborderworkâ and âseeing like a borderâ provides an excellent starting point for this invitation to take the study of festive borders and boundaries seriously. His concept of âborderworkâ emphasizes âbottom-upâ activity and specifically the everyday meaning-making labor, or the bordering practices, of citizens and non-citizens (Rumford 2006, 2008, and 2013). âSeeing like a borderâ is premised on the idea that borders should be understood as the business of everyone, not just the business of the state. While considerations of state practices are still (and should remain) vital to the study of border festivals, it is safe to say that dominant, static, top-down approaches are incomplete.
Reflecting on anthropological theories that link festive practices to âexpectedâ moments of life transitions (Van Gennep 1960; Turner 1987), David Picard draws attention to the ways in which festivals can also play a role in mediating unanticipated crises such as âthe shock of migrationâ and âenvironmental disasterââtwo global challenges that shape the contemporary study of borders. Indeed, existing studies of border festivals, traditions, commemorations, and enactments elaborate this point on a much larger scale. Methodologically diverse and ranging from festival traditions in the Senegambia and the trans-Volta (Ghana/Togo) that emphasize the âcentrality of the marginsâ (Nugent 2019), to the meticulously choreographed Wagah ceremony that transpires at the India/Pakistan border (Menon 2013), to cultural performances that delineate the Kashmir conflict (Aggarwal 2004), to the long-standing celebration of George Washingtonâs Birthday on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border (Peña 2020), to the religiously-inflected and festive revival of historical social groupings between China, Mongolia, and Russia (BillĂ© and Humphrey 2021)âthey have underlined how a range of actors make national and ethnic affiliation identity claims public, stage historical memory, recover from natural disasters, and even shape practical governance through stylized acts of crossing and gathering.
Moreover, borders may also be critically invoked in the design and production of âborderlessâ or âborderlandsâ celebrations (e.g., No Border Fest, Borderland Music Festival). What stands out across these theorizations (and what makes them the key to study of border festivals) is their inbuilt foundation in performance theory and especially performativity. This special issue invites us to think creatively about the idea that borders are always in the making both at and beyond international boundary lines. In both contexts, they are actualized festively through embodiment and stylized rituals that ffect change in the social world. As the first of its kind, this issue aims to create a generative space for the future study of border festivals. We are looking for a variety of submissions ranging from previously unpublished methodological reflections, artist statements, illustrations, documentaries and interactive media to research reports and evidence-based papers that engage festive border commemorations of any kind.
Some possible themes for exploration include:
conceptualizing borders and boundaries as festive
intangible heritage and cultural memory across borderlands
organization, logistics, and finance
cross-border cooperation and practical governance
global challenges: climate change, mass displacement, public health
participation, reception, conflict, and political efficacy
festive landscapes and built environments
embodiment, choreography, and evolving repertoires
pleasure through collaboration
In line with the interdisciplinary nature of the Journal of Festive Studies, we welcome submissions of original research and analysis rooted in a variety of fields including (but not limited to): social and cultural history, anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, architecture, technology, musicology, museum studies, literary studies and performance studies. In addition to traditional academic essays, we invite short essays and creative contributions that incorporate digital media such as timelines and maps, photographic essays, digital exhibitions, interactive media, documentaries, illustrations, creative audio, and interviews that engage with festivity.
We invite you to submit an abstract and short bio by January 15, 2025. The submission deadline for completed article manuscripts is August 1, 2025. Please make sure to consult the journal submission guidelines.
If you have any further questions, please contact Elaine A. Peña at penae@wustl.edu.
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, the publisher of the Journal of Festive Studies, is committed to open access. All H-Net content, including journals, monographs, and reviews, are freely available to both authors and readers. There are no charges to submit or publish in the Journal of Festive Studies.
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References
Aggarwal, Ravina. Beyond Lines of Control: Performance and Politics on the Disputed Borders of Ladakh, India. Durham: Duke UP, 2004.
Billé, Franck and Caroline Humphrey. On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-China Border. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2021.
Menon, Jisha. Performance of Nationalism: India, Pakistan, and the Memory of Partition. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2013.
Nugent, Paul. Boundaries, Communities, and State-Making in West Africa: The Centrality of the Margins. Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2019.
Peña. Elaine A. ¥Viva George! Celebrating Washingtonâs Birthday at the U.S.-Mexico Border. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2020.
Picard, David. 2016. âThe Festive Frame: Festivals as Mediators for Social Change.â Ethnos 81, no. 4 (2015): 600-616.
Rumford, Chris. âTowards a Vernacularized Border Studies: The Case of Citizen Borderwork.â Journal of Borderlands Studies 28, no. 2 (2013): 169-180.
Salter, Mark B. âPlaces Everyone: Performativity and Border Studies.â Political Geography 30, no. 2 (2011): 66-67.
Turner, Victor. âBetwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites of Passage.â In Betwixt and Between: Patterns of Masculine and Feminine Initiation, edited by Louise Carus Mahdi, Steven Foster & Meredith Little. pp. 5â22. Chicago, IL: Open Court, 1987.
Van Gennep, Arnold. The Rites of Passage. Chicago, IL: University Chicago Press, 1960.
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Call for papers: #afrocyberactivism: knowledge production, self-narrations and decolonial strategies in the digital era in France and Spain (Sept 22-25, 2025, U of Constance) [Announcement]
Julia Borst
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#afrocyberactivismes: production des savoirs, narrations de soi et stratĂ©gies dĂ©coloniales Ă lâĂšre du digital en France et en Espagne
39. Romanistiktag UniversitĂ€t Konstanz | 22.â25. September 2025
Dans cette section, nous nous penchons sur lâĂ©mergence du cyberactivisme auprĂšs des collectifs africains et afrodescendants en France et en Espagne. Les deux pays partent de contextes diffĂ©rents, notamment en termes de politique mĂ©morielle par rapport Ă la colonisation en Afrique dâune part et eu Ă©gard Ă la tradition des mouvements noirs sur le sol europĂ©en dâautre part â pensons, p.ex., Ă la NĂ©gritude au dĂ©but du XXe siĂšcle ou au vif dĂ©bat autour de lâafropĂ©anitĂ© en France. Pour autant, nous assistons, tant en France quâen Espagne, au boom sans prĂ©cĂ©dent dâune production littĂ©raire et activiste afro au cours des derniĂšres annĂ©es, dĂ» en partie Ă une visibilitĂ© propice au sein des espaces culturels aussi bien physiques que virtuels, sous la coordination des communautĂ©s afrodescendantes et africaines menant de front un activisme Ă lâintersection, entre autres, de lâantiracisme, du panafricanisme et de lâafrofĂ©minisme. De mĂȘme, consĂ©cutivement nous observons lâĂ©mergence de nouvelles figures africaines, afrodescendantes et afroeuropĂ©ennes assumant leurs identitĂ©s transversales, politisant ainsi via la littĂ©rature, lâart, le digital, etc., les problĂ©matiques qui les traversent. Câest le cas, entres autres, de LĂ©onora Miano, Mame-Fatou Niang, AĂŻssa MaĂŻga, Franklin Nyamsi, KiyĂ©mis et Isabelle Boni-Claverie en France et de DesirĂ©e Bela-Lobedde, LucĂa AsuĂ© MbomĂo Rubio, Asaari Bibang, Lamine Thior, Thimbo Samb, Antoinette Torres Soler et Jeffrey AbĂ© Pans en Espagne.Â
Au-delĂ des outils traditionnels comme le livre, la presse « classique » ou la tĂ©lĂ©, les productions qui dĂ©coulent de lâ#afrocyberactivisme puisent aux sources de plusieurs canaux de diffusion parmi lesquels principalement les plateformes numĂ©riques, mettant en lumiĂšre des Ă©pistĂ©mologies naguĂšre mĂ©connues. GrĂące Ă lâĂ©mergence du « web 2.0 », les consommateur.ices deviennent elleux-aussi des producteur.rices de contenu, participant Ă la crĂ©ation, production et circulation des savoirs en ligne. En effet, la dimension participative et interactive quâoffre le cybermonde permet aux « groupes minorĂ©s » de faire Ă©merger leurs savoirs, discours et modĂšles culturels grĂące Ă une praxis trop souvent ignorĂ©e dans les sphĂšres mainstream. Ă contre-courant du rĂ©cit officiel, les diffĂ©rent.e.s acteur.rices proposent des auto-narrations sous des formes aussi bien artistiques, politiques que littĂ©raires. Celles-ci se caractĂ©risent le plus souvent par de mĂ©canismes dâauto-lĂ©gitimation, notamment la diffusion de grilles de lecture alternatives relevant de façons « autres » de produire de la connaissance et mĂȘme de faire science Ă partir dâoutils endogĂšnes, affranchis de lâhĂ©gĂ©monie de tutelles institutionnelles. On note par consĂ©quent une nouvelle dynamique dans les espaces numĂ©riques qui se manifeste par lâĂ©mergence exponentielle de blogs/vlogs (p.ex. DesirĂ©e Bela, Mrs Roots), de magazines en ligne (Negrxs Magazine, Les pulpeuses magazine), de podcasts (No hay negros en el Tibet, Afrotopiques), de profils et de contenus dâactivistes sur diffĂ©rentes plateformes digitales comme YouTube, Facebook, TikTok et Instagram.
LâintĂ©rĂȘt scientifique de notre section rĂ©side prĂ©cisĂ©ment dans lâenjeu Ă©pistĂ©mique quâelle soulĂšve : placer les collectifs afroeuropĂ©ens au cĆur de la rĂ©flexion en faisant du cyberespace un cadre dâagentivitĂ©. En sâinscrivant dans lâinnovation de la recherche acadĂ©mique, nous mettons en lumiĂšre les dĂ©bats autour des nouvelles subjectivitĂ©s concernant lâafro(euro)pĂ©anitĂ©, un lieu de nĂ©gociation qui ravive les tensions Ă rebours des hĂ©ritages en vigueur du « passĂ© colonial ». Suivant une perspective dĂ©coloniale, la section souhaite accueillir des propositions portant sur des voix « rebelles », dissonantes ou discordantes, en ligne, qui sont symboles dâune rĂ©sistance, Ă mĂȘme de faire Ă©merger des auto-rĂ©cits afroeuropĂ©ens au cĆur du cyberactivisme. Nous nous intĂ©resserons notamment Ă la crĂ©ation de nouvelles stratĂ©gies (auto)narratives par lesquelles les acteurs.trices rendent compte de leurs expĂ©riences et rĂ©cits. Par consĂ©quent, la section entend Ă©tudier les discours et Ă©pistĂ©mologies, les subjectivitĂ©s et corporalitĂ©s, les routes et rĂ©seaux, les imaginaires et esthĂ©tiques, les positionnalitĂ©s et connectivitĂ©s, etc. qui se manifestent dans les articulations littĂ©raires, artistiques, culturelles, activistes dans lâespace digital et ses intersections avec le monde non-numĂ©rique.
Les propositions (en français ou en espagnol) exploreront le phĂ©nomĂšne actuel de lâ#afrocyberactivisme en France et en Espagne du point de vue Ă©pistĂ©mique, en discutant des possibilitĂ©s et des dĂ©fis de lâespace digital en tant que moyen de dĂ©colonisation des savoirs tout en tenant compte des biais algorithmiques. De mĂȘme, elles se consacreront Ă de cas concrets âen se focalisant sur un espace culturel ou en adoptant un point de vue comparatifâ pour Ă©tudier comment ces acteur.rices se racontent elleux-mĂȘmes afin dâexplorer leurs stratĂ©gies poĂ©tiques et esthĂ©tiques. Il sâagira de se questionner sur les maniĂšres dont les corps racialisĂ©s sont racontĂ©s, rendus visibles et dĂ©colonisĂ©s sur les plateformes digitales Ă travers une « auto-dĂ©stĂ©rĂ©otypisation » du sujet racialisĂ©. Les participant.e.s analyseront les maniĂšres alternatives dont les expĂ©riences des personnes africaines, afrodescendantes et afroeuropĂ©ennes sont articulĂ©es en marge ou hors des filtres du marchĂ© littĂ©raire traditionnel en Ă©tudiant les nouveaux espaces culturels digitaux et les rĂ©cits non hĂ©gĂ©moniques qui y circulent, ainsi que les poĂ©tiques alternatives et les intertextes afro qui sont utilisĂ©s pour traduire les imaginaires des communautĂ©s marginalisĂ©es par le prisme eurocentrique. Des propositions portant sur des questions similaires en Afrique, dans les CaraĂŻbes et les AmĂ©riques francophones et hispanophones ainsi que la circulation transnationale des savoirs sont Ă©galement les bienvenues.
Sans prĂ©tendre Ă lâexhaustivitĂ©, les propositions de communication pourront prendre en compte les axes de rĂ©flexion indicatifs suivants :
Cyberactivisme, co-productions, décolonisation et désacadémisation des savoirs
Récits contre-hégémoniques et auto-narrations via les plateformes digitales (entre autres, les retentissements des épistÚmes antiracistes, panafricanistes, afroféministes etc.)
Stratégies de résistance, esthétiques subversives et justice épistémique articulées aux textes littéraires, artistiques, culturels, activistes en ligne
AfrocyberidentitĂ©s : afroespagnolitĂ©, afrofrancitĂ©, afropĂ©anitĂ© et rĂ©cits de soiÂ
Hashtag viral, emoticones, buzz, corps-politique, collectifs afro et cybermétadiscours dans les régions respectives
LittĂ©rarisation de lâespace numĂ©rique et nouvelles poĂ©tiques et stratĂ©gies de narration de soi
Contact : afroeuropecyberspace@uni-bremen.de
Cette section est organisĂ©e dans le cadre du projet ERC Starting Grant âAfroeurope and Cyberspace : Imaginations of Diasporic Communities, Digital Agency and Poetic Strategies â Unravelling the Texturesâ (AFROEUROPECYBERSPACE, 101110473), PI : Julia Borst.
#afrocyberactivismos: producción de saberes, auto-narraciones y estrategias decoloniales en la era digital en Francia y España
En esta secciĂłn, examinaremos la emergencia del ciberactivismo de colectivos africanos y afrodescendientes en Francia y España. Ambos paĂses subyacen contextos diferentes, sobre todo en cuanto a las polĂticas de memoria en relaciĂłn con la colonizaciĂłn en Ăfrica, por un lado, y la tradiciĂłn de movimientos negros en territorio europeo, por otro â piĂ©nsese, por ejemplo, en la NĂ©gritude de principios del siglo XX o en el vivo debate sobre la afropeanidad en Francia. Sin embargo, tanto en Francia como en España, en los Ășltimos años hemos presenciado un auge sin precedentes de la producciĂłn literaria y activista afro, en parte debido a una visibilidad favorable en espacios culturales tanto fĂsicos como virtuales, bajo la coordinaciĂłn de comunidades afrodescendientes y africanas comprometidas con un activismo en la intersecciĂłn del antirracismo, panafricanismo y afrofeminismo, entre otros. TambiĂ©n estamos asistiendo la apariciĂłn de nuevas figuras africanas, afrodescendientes y afroeuropeas, que abrazan sus identidades transversales, politizando las cuestiones que les afectan a travĂ©s de la literatura, el arte, los medios digitales, etc. Entre ellas se encuentran LĂ©onora Miano, Mame-Fatou Niang, AĂŻssa MaĂŻga, Franklin Nyamsi, KiyĂ©mis e Isabelle Boni-Claverie en Francia y DesirĂ©e Bela-Lobedde, LucĂa AsuĂ© MbomĂo Rubio, Asaari Bibang, Lamine Thior, Thimbo Samb, Antoinette Torres Soler y Jeffrey AbĂ© Pans en España.
AdemĂĄs de los canales mediales tradicionales como libros, la prensa âclĂĄsicaâ y la televisiĂłn, las producciones resultantes del #afrociberactivismo se inspiran en fuentes de varios canales de distribuciĂłn, entre los que destacan las plataformas digitales, sacando a la luz epistemologĂas hasta ahora poco conocidas. Gracias a la apariciĂłn de la âweb 2.0â, lxs consumidorxs tambiĂ©n se han convertido en productorxs de contenido, participando en la creaciĂłn, producciĂłn y circulaciĂłn de saberes en lĂnea. De hecho, la dimensiĂłn participativa e interactiva que ofrece el cibermundo permite a los âgrupos minorizadosâ sacar a la luz sus conocimientos, discursos y modelos culturales mediante una praxis que con demasiada frecuencia se ignora en las esferas del mainstream. A contracorriente de la narrativa oficial, lxs diferentes actorxs proponen auto-narrativas artĂsticas, polĂticas e incluso literarias. Se plasman en forma de mecanismos de autolegitimaciĂłn, en particular, la difusiĂłn de miradas alternativas, basadas en âotrasâ formas de producir conocimiento e incluso de hacer ciencia con herramientas endĂłgenas, liberadas de la hegemonĂa de los guardianes institucionales. Como resultado, vivimos una nueva dinĂĄmica en los espacios digitales con la apariciĂłn exponencial de blogs/vlogs (por ejemplo, DesirĂ©e Bela, Mrs Roots), revistas en lĂnea (Negrxs Magazine, Les pulpeuses magazine), podcasts (No hay negros en el Tibet, Afrotopiques) y perfiles y contenidos activistas en diversas plataformas digitales como YouTube, Facebook, TikTok e Instagram.
El interĂ©s cientĂfico de nuestra secciĂłn reside precisamente en la cuestiĂłn epistĂ©mica que plantea situar a los colectivos afroeuropeos en el centro de la reflexiĂłn, haciendo del ciberespacio un marco de agencia. InscribiĂ©ndonos en la innovaciĂłn de la investigaciĂłn acadĂ©mica, destacamos los debates en torno a las nuevas subjetividades relativas a la afro(euro)peanidad, un lugar de negociaciĂłn que reaviva las tensiones frente a los legados imperantes del âpasado colonialâ. Desde una perspectiva decolonial, la secciĂłn desea acoger propuestas que aborden las voces ârebeldesâ en lĂnea, disonantes o discordantes, que son sĂmbolos de resistencia y capaces de hacer emerger autonarrativas afroeuropeas en el seno del ciberactivismo. En particular, nos interesa la creaciĂłn de nuevas estrategias (auto)narrativas a travĂ©s de las cuales lxs actorxs dan cuenta de sus experiencias y narrativas. En consecuencia, la secciĂłn pretende estudiar los discursos y epistemologĂas, subjetividades y corporalidades, rutas y redes, imaginarios y estĂ©ticas, posicionalidades y conectividades, etc., que se manifiestan en las articulaciones literarias, artĂsticas, culturales y activistas en el espacio digital y sus intersecciones con el mundo no digital.
Las ponencias (en francĂ©s o en español) explorarĂĄn el fenĂłmeno actual del #afrociberactivismo en Francia y España desde un punto de vista epistĂ©mico, discutiendo las posibilidades y desafĂos del espacio digital como medio para descolonizar el conocimiento, teniendo en cuenta los sesgos algorĂtmicos. TambiĂ©n se analizarĂĄn casos concretos âcentrĂĄndose en un espacio cultural o adoptando una perspectiva comparativaâ para estudiar cĂłmo estxs actorxs se narran a si mismxs con el fin de explorar sus estrategias poĂ©ticas y estĂ©ticas. El objetivo serĂĄ examinar las formas en que los cuerpos racializados son narrados, visibilizados y descolonizados en las plataformas digitales a travĂ©s de una âauto-destereotipaciĂłnâ del sujeto racializado. Lxs participantes explorarĂĄn los modos alternativos en los que las experiencias de personas africanas, afrodescendientes y afroeuropeas se articulan en los mĂĄrgenes o fuera de los filtros del mercado literario tradicional, estudiando los nuevos espacios culturales digitales y las narrativas no hegemĂłnicas que circulan en ellos, asĂ como las poĂ©ticas alternativas y los intertextos afro que se utilizan para traducir los imaginarios de las comunidades marginadas por el prisma eurocĂ©ntrico. TambiĂ©n son bienvenidas las propuestas que aborden cuestiones similares en Ăfrica, el Caribe y las AmĂ©ricas francĂłfonos e hispanohablantes, asĂ como la circulaciĂłn transnacional del conocimiento.
Sin pretender ser exhaustivas, las propuestas de ponencias pueden tener en cuenta las siguientes lĂneas indicativas:
Ciberactivismo, coproducciones, descolonizaciĂłn y desacademizaciĂłn del conocimiento
Narrativas contrahegemónicas y autonarrativas a través de plataformas digitales (entre otros, el impacto de epistemes antirracistas, panafricanistas, afrofeministas, etc.)
Estrategias de resistencia, estĂ©tica subversiva y justicia epistĂ©mica articuladas en textos literarios, artĂsticos, culturales y activistas en lĂnea
Afrociberidentidades: afroespañolidad, afrofrancidad, afropeanidad y auto-narrativasÂ
Hashtags virales, emoticones, buzz, polĂtica del cuerpo, colectivos afro y cibermetadiscurso en las respectivas regiones
Literarización del espacio digital y nuevas poéticas y estrategias de autonarración
Contacto:Â afroeuropecyberspace@uni-bremen.de
EstĂĄ secciĂłn estĂĄ organizada como parte del proyecto ERC Starting Grant âAfroeurope and Cyberspace : Imaginations of Diasporic Communities, Digital Agency and Poetic Strategies â Unravelling the Texturesâ (AFROEUROPECYBERSPACE, 101110473), PI : Julia Borst.
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Odome Angone (U Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar)
Julia Borst (U Bremen)
Merveilles Mouloungui (U Bremen)
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afroeuropecyberspace@uni-bremen.de
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Africa-Asia 3 CfP, Join us in Dakar! (Only two more weeks to submit) [Announcement]
M.C. van den Haak
Announcement Type
Call for Papers
Location
Senegal
ConFest dates: 11 - 14 June 2025Location: Dakar, SenegalWebsites: English, Français, PortugaisSubmission deadline proposals: 1 October 2024 (only two weeks left!)Building on the multiple encounters, interactions and dialogues initiated at the first Africa-Asia conference (Accra, Ghana, 2015) and the second Africa-Asia Conference (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2018), this third edition of the âAfrica-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledgeâ event seeks to deepen the explorations of new realities and long histories connecting Africa and Asia.The collaborative mission of Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD, Dakar, Senegal), Collective Africa-Southeast Asia Platform (CASAP, Bangkok, Thailand) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS, Leiden, The Netherlands) aims to stimulate inquiry into the rich resources offered by the city of Dakar and its surroundings. In this way, the city itself enables the materialisation of an experiential Conference-Festival (ConFest) that celebrates diversity within academia, but that also extends beyond academia into civil society and the arts.Take this opportunity to engage with other participants thinking both comparatively and holistically about the challenges and possibilities of cross-continental and trans-regional encounters!The proposal deadline (1 October) for Africa-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledge 3 (Africa-Asia 3) is fast approaching. Donât miss the chance to participate in this exciting event!
Discover the Africa-Asia 3 ClustersThe ConFest aims to facilitate transdisciplinary conversations among participants. There are 12 thematic clusters that correspond to academic trends within the global context. These clusters are meant to be general starting points for your intervention. Explore the 12 Africa-Asia 3 clusters now!
Diverse FormatsThe Africa-Asia 3 ConFest clusters can be explored through various formats, including papers, panels, roundtables, posters, as well as audio-visual and other media. We also welcome suggestions for activities and workshops that will enrich the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Submit your ProposalsWith less than two weeks left (deadline 1 October), now is the time to submit your proposal! We are inviting proposals in English, French and Portuguese. The full Call for Proposals can be found here:Â https://www.iias.asia/event/africa-asia-new-axis-knowledge-third-edition
Africa-Asia Book, Craft and Food Fair Publishers and institutes are invited to exhibit at the Book, Craft and Food Fair at Africa-Asia 3 ConFest to present their work to the large number of attendees. Should you be interested in exhibiting at Africa-Asia ConFest 3, please email us: AfricaAsia@iias.nl
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For queries about Africa-Asia Confest 3, please visit our website or contact us at AfricaAsia@iias.nl
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REMINDER: CfP Eighth European Congress on Universal and Global History Critical Global Histories: Methodological Reflections and Thematic Expansions [Announcement]
Christoph GĂŒmmer
CfP Eighth European Congress on Universal and Global History
Critical Global Histories: Methodological Reflections and Thematic Expansions
Linnaeus University, VĂ€xjö, Sweden, 10â12 September 2025
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Keynote Speakers
Laura de Mello e SouzaÂ
Fe Navarrete LinaresÂ
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Call for Panels and Papers
Since its foundation in 2002, the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) has emerged as the leading international association for research and teaching in world and global history. Following seven successful congresses in Leipzig, Dresden, London, Paris, Budapest, Turku, and The Hague, the next ENIUGH congress will be held at Linnaeus University in VÀxjö, Sweden. The congress will be on site only, although panel chairs may in exceptional cases allow participants to present their papers remotely.
Under the overall theme of âCritical Global Historiesâ we aim to further discussion, self-reflection, and the exploration of new avenues in global history. Over the past decade, global history has expanded internally (quantitatively and thematically, as well as methodologically and theoretically) and has, in doing so, influenced many other fields of research in the humanities and social sciences. At the same time, the expansion has led to debate and criticism, not least within the field. Objections have been raised against global historyâs alleged macro-historical emphasis, connectivity bias, Eurocentrism, Anglophone dominance, and lack of attention to gender perspectives and Indigenous methodologies. Global history has also been accused of being imbued with neo-imperial, teleological, globalizing, exoticizing and neoliberal leanings. In recent years, decoloniality as a research practice and method has raised further questions regarding the situatedness of knowledge and the role of local sources for global history. At the same time, a current nationalist backlash in many countries has led to calls for a return to national history, thereby challenging the fundamental premises of global history.
At the Eighth ENIUGH Congress, we aim to pick up on these discussions and take a step forward by opening a space of dialogue, both between global historians and between global historians and their colleagues in other disciplines who are involved in the study of the global human pasts or who work with transnational, transregional, transcultural approaches in their respective fields. The Eighth ENIUGH-Congress will be a meeting place for scholars from all of the fields that go beyond methodological nationalism and Eurocentrism. We believe that critical thinking â both in the sense of impartial and intellectually disciplined thinking and in the sense of an augmented awareness of the many pitfalls associated with global history â can provide some of the means by which the field can evolve and retain its intellectual vigor and contemporary relevance. By framing the theme in terms of âglobal historiesâ in the plural, we aim to promote the inclusion of a broad range of voices, perspectives and orientations within the field, while forcefully rejecting the possibility of insisting on a single, dominating story or grand narrative of global history. The overall theme of the congress will be explored in a series of keynote events, roundtables, and panel discussions and in several of the regular panels and presentations at the congress.
Aside from the events related to the overall theme of the congress, we expect the congress to reflect the entire span of current research in global history, and we look forward to welcoming to VĂ€xjö scholars from all over world working on global and world history and related fields of study. Proposals can include a wide range of topics related to global, entangled, and transnational historical processes and phenomena, with no geographic or chronological limitations. While we expect most of the congress delegates to be historians, we also welcome scholars from other disciplines engaged in the study of humanityâs global pasts.
We invite contributions consisting of presentations of original research and empirically grounded work in progress, as well as theoretical, methodological, ethical, and historiographical reflections. We particularly encourage contributions that reflect on how critical thinking can be applied in global historical investigations. Although the main language of the congress will be English, individual presentations and panels in other languages can be accommodated (see further below).
In particular, we welcome contributions (both panels and individual papers) tailored to one of the following themes:
Temporalities and periodizations in global history
Ethical aspects of doing global history
Expanding the global archive
Multivocality in global history
Global history and decoloniality
Transdisciplinary approaches
Indigenous perspectives and methodologies
Challenging modernity from the perspective of global history
National history, nationalist backlash, and identity politics
Global environmental history
Nordic colonialism
In addition to the main conference themes, we also invite proposals dealing with relations, transfers and entanglements between states, peoples, communities and individuals located in or spanning different parts and regions of the world.
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Proposals
We invite proposals for panels, double panels, roundtables, and individual papers. Papers and presentations may be in any language, but abstracts for all panels, roundtables, and papers must be provided in English. Panel chairs must ensure the openness, accessibility, and coherence of their panel, and it is recommended that Q&A sessions be held in English regardless of the language of the presentations. All congress delegates are expected to participate on site in VÀxjö. In exceptional circumstances, panel chairs may allow a minority of presentations to be held remotely.
Panels may comprise up to four presentations, and double panels may comprise up to eight presentations, in addition to commentators and chairs. Panels must consist of scholars representing at least two different institutions in at least two different countries. Double panels must include participants from at least three different institutions in at least three different countries.
Roundtables may include up to five participants, in addition to commentators and chairs. Like double panels, roundtables must include scholars from at least three different institutions in at least three different countries.
We also welcome proposals for individual papers, which, if accepted, will be assigned to a panel by the steering committee of ENIUGH. Papers that speak to one or several of the themes listed above are particularly welcome, and the theme of most relevance to the proposal should be indicated in the submission form.
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Submissions
All abstracts for panels and papers must be submitted by October 15 2024 via the registration tool on our website. Please note that all speakers of a panel must submit their papers individually in addition to the collective panel submission.
Abstracts for panels should be 250 â 300 words long and should indicate all panelists, their institutional affiliations as well as their paper titles. Additionally, panel abstracts should be pertaining to one of the conference themes.
Abstracts for papers should be 200 â 250 words long and indicate whether the paper is submitted as an individual paper or as part of a panel. In the latter case the abstract should name the panel title as well as the convenorâs name.
All abstracts should be in English. If the presentation is in a language other than English, please state this in the abstract. (Papers are selected solely on the basis of content, not linguistic criteria.)
Abstracts should also indicate whether you plan to participate in person or online. Please note that the convenor and a majority of participants in each panel must participate on site.
Selected panels and papers will be notified in December 2024.
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Panel/Paper Submission and Registration:Â https://research.uni-leipzig.de/~eniugh/congress/registration-tool/Â
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Call for Papers: Africa-Asia CFB
ConFest dates: 11 - 14 June 2025Location: Dakar, SenegalWebsites: English, Français, PortugaisSubmission deadline proposals: 1 October 2024 (only two weeks left!)Building on the multiple encounters, interactions and dialogues initiated at the first Africa-Asia conference (Accra, Ghana, 2015) and the second Africa-Asia Conference (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2018), this third edition of the âAfrica-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledgeâ event seeks to deepen the explorations of new realities and long histories connecting Africa and Asia.The collaborative mission of Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD, Dakar, Senegal), Collective Africa-Southeast Asia Platform (CASAP, Bangkok, Thailand) and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS, Leiden, The Netherlands) aims to stimulate inquiry into the rich resources offered by the city of Dakar and its surroundings. In this way, the city itself enables the materialisation of an experiential Conference-Festival (ConFest) that celebrates diversity within academia, but that also extends beyond academia into civil society and the arts.Take this opportunity to engage with other participants thinking both comparatively and holistically about the challenges and possibilities of cross-continental and trans-regional encounters!The proposal deadline (1 October) for Africa-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledge 3 (Africa-Asia 3) is fast approaching. Donât miss the chance to participate in this exciting event!
Discover the Africa-Asia 3 ClustersThe ConFest aims to facilitate transdisciplinary conversations among participants. There are 12 thematic clusters that correspond to academic trends within the global context. These clusters are meant to be general starting points for your intervention. Explore the 12 Africa-Asia 3 clusters now!
Diverse FormatsThe Africa-Asia 3 ConFest clusters can be explored through various formats, including papers, panels, roundtables, posters, as well as audio-visual and other media. We also welcome suggestions for activities and workshops that will enrich the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Submit your ProposalsWith less than two weeks left (deadline 1 October), now is the time to submit your proposal! We are inviting proposals in English, French and Portuguese. The full Call for Proposals can be found here:Â https://www.iias.asia/event/africa-asia-new-axis-knowledge-third-edition
Africa-Asia Book, Craft and Food Fair Publishers and institutes are invited to exhibit at the Book, Craft and Food Fair at Africa-Asia 3 ConFest to present their work to the large number of attendees. Should you be interested in exhibiting at Africa-Asia ConFest 3, please email us: AfricaAsia@iias.nl
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For queries about Africa-Asia Confest 3, please visit our website or contact us at AfricaAsia@iias.nl
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Dans cette section, nous nous penchons sur lâĂ©mergence du cyberactivisme auprĂšs des collectifs africains et afrodescendants en France et en Espagne. Les deux pays partent de contextes diffĂ©rents, notamment en termes de politique mĂ©morielle par rapport Ă la colonisation en Afrique dâune part et eu Ă©gard Ă la tradition des mouvements noirs sur le sol europĂ©en dâautre part â pensons, p.ex., Ă la NĂ©gritude au dĂ©but du XXe siĂšcle ou au vif dĂ©bat autour de lâafropĂ©anitĂ© en France. Pour autant, nous assistons, tant en France quâen Espagne, au boom sans prĂ©cĂ©dent dâune production littĂ©raire et activiste afro au cours des derniĂšres annĂ©es, dĂ» en partie Ă une visibilitĂ© propice au sein des espaces culturels aussi bien physiques que virtuels, sous la coordination des communautĂ©s afrodescendantes et africaines menant de front un activisme Ă lâintersection, entre autres, de lâantiracisme, du panafricanisme et de lâafrofĂ©minisme. De mĂȘme, consĂ©cutivement nous observons lâĂ©mergence de nouvelles figures africaines, afrodescendantes et afroeuropĂ©ennes assumant leurs identitĂ©s transversales, politisant ainsi via la littĂ©rature, lâart, le digital, etc., les problĂ©matiques qui les traversent. Câest le cas, entres autres, de LĂ©onora Miano, Mame-Fatou Niang, AĂŻssa MaĂŻga, Franklin Nyamsi, KiyĂ©mis et Isabelle Boni-Claverie en France et de DesirĂ©e Bela-Lobedde, LucĂa AsuĂ© MbomĂo Rubio, Asaari Bibang, Lamine Thior, Thimbo Samb, Antoinette Torres Soler et Jeffrey AbĂ© Pans en Espagne.Â
Au-delĂ des outils traditionnels comme le livre, la presse « classique » ou la tĂ©lĂ©, les productions qui dĂ©coulent de lâ#afrocyberactivisme puisent aux sources de plusieurs canaux de diffusion parmi lesquels principalement les plateformes numĂ©riques, mettant en lumiĂšre des Ă©pistĂ©mologies naguĂšre mĂ©connues. GrĂące Ă lâĂ©mergence du « web 2.0 », les consommateur.ices deviennent elleux-aussi des producteur.rices de contenu, participant Ă la crĂ©ation, production et circulation des savoirs en ligne. En effet, la dimension participative et interactive quâoffre le cybermonde permet aux « groupes minorĂ©s » de faire Ă©merger leurs savoirs, discours et modĂšles culturels grĂące Ă une praxis trop souvent ignorĂ©e dans les sphĂšres mainstream. Ă contre-courant du rĂ©cit officiel, les diffĂ©rent.e.s acteur.rices proposent des auto-narrations sous des formes aussi bien artistiques, politiques que littĂ©raires. Celles-ci se caractĂ©risent le plus souvent par de mĂ©canismes dâauto-lĂ©gitimation, notamment la diffusion de grilles de lecture alternatives relevant de façons « autres » de produire de la connaissance et mĂȘme de faire science Ă partir dâoutils endogĂšnes, affranchis de lâhĂ©gĂ©monie de tutelles institutionnelles. On note par consĂ©quent une nouvelle dynamique dans les espaces numĂ©riques qui se manifeste par lâĂ©mergence exponentielle de blogs/vlogs (p.ex. DesirĂ©e Bela, Mrs Roots), de magazines en ligne (Negrxs Magazine, Les pulpeuses magazine), de podcasts (No hay negros en el Tibet, Afrotopiques), de profils et de contenus dâactivistes sur diffĂ©rentes plateformes digitales comme YouTube, Facebook, TikTok et Instagram.
LâintĂ©rĂȘt scientifique de notre section rĂ©side prĂ©cisĂ©ment dans lâenjeu Ă©pistĂ©mique quâelle soulĂšve : placer les collectifs afroeuropĂ©ens au cĆur de la rĂ©flexion en faisant du cyberespace un cadre dâagentivitĂ©. En sâinscrivant dans lâinnovation de la recherche acadĂ©mique, nous mettons en lumiĂšre les dĂ©bats autour des nouvelles subjectivitĂ©s concernant lâafro(euro)pĂ©anitĂ©, un lieu de nĂ©gociation qui ravive les tensions Ă rebours des hĂ©ritages en vigueur du « passĂ© colonial ». Suivant une perspective dĂ©coloniale, la section souhaite accueillir des propositions portant sur des voix « rebelles », dissonantes ou discordantes, en ligne, qui sont symboles dâune rĂ©sistance, Ă mĂȘme de faire Ă©merger des auto-rĂ©cits afroeuropĂ©ens au cĆur du cyberactivisme. Nous nous intĂ©resserons notamment Ă la crĂ©ation de nouvelles stratĂ©gies (auto)narratives par lesquelles les acteurs.trices rendent compte de leurs expĂ©riences et rĂ©cits. Par consĂ©quent, la section entend Ă©tudier les discours et Ă©pistĂ©mologies, les subjectivitĂ©s et corporalitĂ©s, les routes et rĂ©seaux, les imaginaires et esthĂ©tiques, les positionnalitĂ©s et connectivitĂ©s, etc. qui se manifestent dans les articulations littĂ©raires, artistiques, culturelles, activistes dans lâespace digital et ses intersections avec le monde non-numĂ©rique.
Les propositions (en français ou en espagnol) exploreront le phĂ©nomĂšne actuel de lâ#afrocyberactivisme en France et en Espagne du point de vue Ă©pistĂ©mique, en discutant des possibilitĂ©s et des dĂ©fis de lâespace digital en tant que moyen de dĂ©colonisation des savoirs tout en tenant compte des biais algorithmiques. De mĂȘme, elles se consacreront Ă de cas concrets âen se focalisant sur un espace culturel ou en adoptant un point de vue comparatifâ pour Ă©tudier comment ces acteur.rices se racontent elleux-mĂȘmes afin dâexplorer leurs stratĂ©gies poĂ©tiques et esthĂ©tiques. Il sâagira de se questionner sur les maniĂšres dont les corps racialisĂ©s sont racontĂ©s, rendus visibles et dĂ©colonisĂ©s sur les plateformes digitales Ă travers une « auto-dĂ©stĂ©rĂ©otypisation » du sujet racialisĂ©. Les participant.e.s analyseront les maniĂšres alternatives dont les expĂ©riences des personnes africaines, afrodescendantes et afroeuropĂ©ennes sont articulĂ©es en marge ou hors des filtres du marchĂ© littĂ©raire traditionnel en Ă©tudiant les nouveaux espaces culturels digitaux et les rĂ©cits non hĂ©gĂ©moniques qui y circulent, ainsi que les poĂ©tiques alternatives et les intertextes afro qui sont utilisĂ©s pour traduire les imaginaires des communautĂ©s marginalisĂ©es par le prisme eurocentrique. Des propositions portant sur des questions similaires en Afrique, dans les CaraĂŻbes et les AmĂ©riques francophones et hispanophones ainsi que la circulation transnationale des savoirs sont Ă©galement les bienvenues.
Sans prĂ©tendre Ă lâexhaustivitĂ©, les propositions de communication pourront prendre en compte les axes de rĂ©flexion indicatifs suivants :
Cyberactivisme, co-productions, décolonisation et désacadémisation des savoirs
Récits contre-hégémoniques et auto-narrations via les plateformes digitales (entre autres, les retentissements des épistÚmes antiracistes, panafricanistes, afroféministes etc.)
Stratégies de résistance, esthétiques subversives et justice épistémique articulées aux textes littéraires, artistiques, culturels, activistes en ligne
AfrocyberidentitĂ©s : afroespagnolitĂ©, afrofrancitĂ©, afropĂ©anitĂ© et rĂ©cits de soiÂ
Hashtag viral, emoticones, buzz, corps-politique, collectifs afro et cybermétadiscours dans les régions respectives
LittĂ©rarisation de lâespace numĂ©rique et nouvelles poĂ©tiques et stratĂ©gies de narration de soi
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Journal of Festive Studies Issue 8 Call for Papers
In addition to our guest-edited section described below, we always welcome submissions on a rolling basis, with no deadline for consideration. Please do think of us if your research or professional background touches on festive practices!
You can also view this announcement as a PDF.
International borders affect you every day. They play a role in determining whether you are a birthright citizen or an unauthorized migrant. They showcase a nationâs ability or inability to guarantee your wellbeing. They factor into immigration, asylum, and national security debates. Media and political analysts often portray borders as places where pathos, illegality, and poverty thrive innately. Yet, they are also places where ordinary citizens make historical claims, or defend, criticize, and even parody immigration and security policy.
While many of those border enactments are rightly serious or even melancholy in tone, some recurring rituals like border festivals foreground whimsical or celebratory narratives. This issue seeks submissions that critically engage with border festivalsârecurring ritual enactments performed at, across, or in close proximity to an international boundary line that foster cross-border communication, create opportunities for practical governance, or occasion the memorialization of shared histories. It also provides a platform for scholarly and creative submissions that critically engage how borders and boundaries can be invoked metaphorically through music, literature, performance art, and/or the built environment.
Situated at the crossroads of de-centering the state and embracing the everyday-ness of borders, geographer Chris Rumfordâs appeal to âvernacularizeâ border studies using concepts such as âborderworkâ and âseeing like a borderâ provides an excellent starting point for this invitation to take the study of festive borders and boundaries seriously. His concept of âborderworkâ emphasizes âbottom-upâ activity and specifically the everyday meaning-making labor, or the bordering practices, of citizens and non-citizens (Rumford 2006, 2008, and 2013). âSeeing like a borderâ is premised on the idea that borders should be understood as the business of everyone, not just the business of the state. While considerations of state practices are still (and should remain) vital to the study of border festivals, it is safe to say that dominant, static, top-down approaches are incomplete.
Reflecting on anthropological theories that link festive practices to âexpectedâ moments of life transitions (Van Gennep 1960; Turner 1987), David Picard draws attention to the ways in which festivals can also play a role in mediating unanticipated crises such as âthe shock of migrationâ and âenvironmental disasterââtwo global challenges that shape the contemporary study of borders. Indeed, existing studies of border festivals, traditions, commemorations, and enactments elaborate this point on a much larger scale. Methodologically diverse and ranging from festival traditions in the Senegambia and the trans-Volta (Ghana/Togo) that emphasize the âcentrality of the marginsâ (Nugent 2019), to the meticulously choreographed Wagah ceremony that transpires at the India/Pakistan border (Menon 2013), to cultural performances that delineate the Kashmir conflict (Aggarwal 2004), to the long-standing celebration of George Washingtonâs Birthday on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border (Peña 2020), to the religiously-inflected and festive revival of historical social groupings between China, Mongolia, and Russia (BillĂ© and Humphrey 2021)âthey have underlined how a range of actors make national and ethnic affiliation identity claims public, stage historical memory, recover from natural disasters, and even shape practical governance through stylized acts of crossing and gathering.
Moreover, borders may also be critically invoked in the design and production of âborderlessâ or âborderlandsâ celebrations (e.g., No Border Fest, Borderland Music Festival). What stands out across these theorizations (and what makes them the key to study of border festivals) is their inbuilt foundation in performance theory and especially performativity. This special issue invites us to think creatively about the idea that borders are always in the making both at and beyond international boundary lines. In both contexts, they are actualized festively through embodiment and stylized rituals that ffect change in the social world. As the first of its kind, this issue aims to create a generative space for the future study of border festivals. We are looking for a variety of submissions ranging from previously unpublished methodological reflections, artist statements, illustrations, documentaries and interactive media to research reports and evidence-based papers that engage festive border commemorations of any kind.
Some possible themes for exploration include:
conceptualizing borders and boundaries as festive
intangible heritage and cultural memory across borderlands
organization, logistics, and finance
cross-border cooperation and practical governance
global challenges: climate change, mass displacement, public health
participation, reception, conflict, and political efficacy
festive landscapes and built environments
embodiment, choreography, and evolving repertoires
pleasure through collaboration
In line with the interdisciplinary nature of the Journal of Festive Studies, we welcome submissions of original research and analysis rooted in a variety of fields including (but not limited to): social and cultural history, anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, architecture, technology, musicology, museum studies, literary studies and performance studies. In addition to traditional academic essays, we invite short essays and creative contributions that incorporate digital media such as timelines and maps, photographic essays, digital exhibitions, interactive media, documentaries, illustrations, creative audio, and interviews that engage with festivity.
We invite you to submit an abstract and short bio by January 15, 2025. The submission deadline for completed article manuscripts is August 1, 2025. Please make sure to consult the journal submission guidelines.
If you have any further questions, please contact Elaine A. Peña at penae@wustl.edu.
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, the publisher of the Journal of Festive Studies, is committed to open access. All H-Net content, including journals, monographs, and reviews, are freely available to both authors and readers. There are no charges to submit or publish in the Journal of Festive Studies.
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CFP: Africana Annual: A Journal of African and African Diaspora Studies [Announcement]
Africana Annual: A Journal of African and African Diaspora Studies
The Department of African & African American Studies at the University of Kansas and the Africana Annual and to invite the submission of full-length original articles and review essays. Africana Annual is a broadly conceived annual interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that provides an avenue for critical dialogues and analysis of the African, African American, and African Diasporic experiences.Â
Aims and Scope
Africana Annual is an interdisciplinary journal encompassing history, politics, sociology, performance arts, economics, literature, cultural studies, anthropology, Africana studies, gender studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, the fine arts, digital humanities, and other allied disciplines, Africana Annual embraces a variety of humanistic and social scientific methodologies for understanding the social, political, and cultural meanings and functions of the varied experiences of Africana. Â
Submissions to Africana Annual must reflect the intellectual and political connections between Africa and the African Diaspora and to serve as a critical space for scholarly explorations of their shared historical and contemporary realities. We invite authors to submit work that examines key issues deepen inter-disciplinary and global conversations on topics about African America, Africa (north and south of the Sahara), and the Diaspora.
Submission Policies
Submissions to Africana Annual must be original, unpublished work not submitted for publication elsewhere while under review by Africana Annual editors. The journal encourages authors to submit unsolicited articles and comprehensive review essays. All academic articles should be between 20 and 30 pages. Comprehensive review essays should be about 10 to 15 pages in length.Â
Please include an abstract of 150â200 words that clearly states the main arguments of your article. The abstract should contain 3-5 keywords, along with a biographical statement of 50â75 words with full contact information and e-mail address. to accompany your submission.
Authors should submit their manuscripts using the journal system. Please contact the editors at africana@ku.edu if there are any questions. All manuscripts must follow the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and should use endnotes. All submissions must be in 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced, with 1âłmargins. Again, please note that we only accept manuscripts in Word format. All manuscripts accepted are subject to editorial modification.
Peer Review
All research articles in Africana Annual undergo rigorous peer review. After an initial editor screening, submissions will be based on anonymous double-blind refereeing by two referees.
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The deadline for submission is August 31, 2024
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IRELAND: SFI Sustainable Development Challenge (Over âŹ1,000,000 Grant) 2025
Grant size: 1 million Euros
Donor: The Science Foundation Ireland
The SDG ChallengeâŻseeksâŻto support diverse, transdisciplinary teams to develop transformative, sustainable solutions that will contribute to addressing development challenges under the UN SDGs in countriesâŻwhere Irish Aid works.âŻâŻÂ
SFI and Irish Aid are seekingâŻsolutions that contribute toâŻSDG 2: Zero Hunger, âEnd hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultureâ.
The SDG Challenge supports highly motivated, transdisciplinary teams developing transformative, sustainable solutions for UN SDGs in Irish Aidâs partner countries. Furthermore, interested applicants should take note of the following criteria:
Teams must be transdisciplinary and focused on developing sustainable solutions for UN SDGs in Irish Aidâs partner countries.
Teams should combine technical and non-technical skills and represent collaborative partnerships between researchers in Ireland and the partner country.
Expertise in a STEM research area is necessary ,along with knowledge or experience in complementary fields like international development, economics, or behavioral science.
Two academic researchers must be in the core team, with at least one from a relevant STEM discipline.
Funding should reflect the contributions of all team members.
https://www.afterschoolafrica.com/87048/science-foundation-ireland-sfi-2024-sustainable-development-challenge-over-e1000000-grant/
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By: Tony Milanzi
Due Date: Oct, 8, 2024
Agri-food systems
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The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity Agribusiness Challenge Fund
Grant size: $500,000 - $2,500,000
Donor: Mastercard Foundation
The Agribusiness Challenge Fund will provide SMEs with innovative and commercially viable agribusinesses across 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to receive support to upscale their businesses in a bid to create sustainable employment opportunities for young people, with particular focus on young women.
Selected SMEs will receive support from the Fund, including grants ranging from US$ 500,000 to US$ 2,500,000, disbursed over a 3-year period, based on the applicantsâ development stage, scalability and business model, in accordance with agreed periodic milestone targets. The funding structure will be determined on a case-by-case basis after evaluating proposals and organizations. Additional support to successful applicants will include tailored technical assistance in alignment with FRP objectives over the 3-year period.
https://mastercardfdn.org/all/the-mastercard-foundation-fund-for-resilience-and-prosperity-launches-agribusiness-challenge-fund/
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By: Tony Milanzi
Due Date: Nov, 24, 2024
Agri-food systems
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