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• 31 jui 2017

  Abidjan

  Call for papers - Representation

  Feminism and issues of theory

  Cet appel vise à rassembler les chercheurs d'horizons et de disciplines diverses autour de la thématique du féminisme et ses (en)jeux. Il s'agit de réflexions théoriques ou d'études de cas pour en faire un ouvrage collectif.

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• 02 mai 2017

  Abidjan

  Call for papers - Representation

  The Africa-West paradigm within the dynamic of the globalisation of literature, arts and cultures

  Dans un monde en pleine mutation où les barrières de tout genre sont appelées à fondre dans un ensemble globalisant, la question du paradigme « Afrique-Occident » dans une dynamique de globalisation des littératures, arts et cultures se révèle être un champ d'investigation fort intéressant pour les intellectuels. Ce colloque tentera d'explorer ce champ à partir d'approches variantes pour tenter de comprendre la construction d'une « communauté de citoyens » telle que suggérée par Dominique Schnapper.

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• 30 avr 2015

  Abidjan

  Call for papers - Africa

  African popular music: the veritable voices of the people?

  Perhaps for reasons related to intellectual elitism or simply because of the lack of an effective means of analysis, African popular arts (Modern African music in particular) keep on being pushed to the margins of academic discourse on postcolonial cultural identities. To this day and more than not, in classroom discussions on African culture(s), a place of pride is ascribed to literature (at films at times) despite the high rate of illiteracy and difficulty distributing them, which makes these products utterly inaccessible to the masses. That African writers like Ngugi (Kenya) and Boubacar Boris Diop (Senegal) decide to take their leave from colonial languages on behalf on “penning” their stories in African languages is sometimes hailed as an exceptional way towards cultural affirmation and identity recalibration. In terms of their production and consumption, however, popular musical forms have an absolute impact on African populations. These forms are transfigurations of the people’s daily life experience in that they bring together and crystallize the identities of the musical forms in question more than any other artistic expression.

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