FIFTY YEARS BEYOND BANDUNG:
THE LINKAGES BETWEEN ASIA,
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
APRIL 21-22, 2006
CLEVELAND STATE
UNIVERSITY -- CLEVELAND,
OHIO
The April 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia stands
as one of the most significant international gatherings in recent history. More than two dozen sovereign nations used
the occasion of the conference to address mutual concerns about
self-determination, self-defense, world peace and cooperation, human rights,
economic development and cultural diversity, among other topics, and the rest
of the world was watching. In the fifty
years since that historic gathering, artists, activists, scholars and others
have devoted much time and attention to the legacy of the Bandung Conference in
world history and culture. The organizers of the 2006
conference, Fifty Years Beyond Bandung: The Linkages Between Asia, Africa and the
Diaspora, invite proposals for scholarly papers or panels and other formal
presentations on the 1955 conference, its individual participants and other
topics, especially those relating to the legacy of Bandung in the Americas. The list of related topics includes, but is
not limited to: African/Asian Independence Movements, Pan-Africanism, Pan-Asianism,
Black Nationalism, the Civil Rights Movement, Cultural Nationalism, Social/Political
History and Religion and Spirituality, the Black Power Movement, the Black Arts
Movement, Post-Colonialism, Dialectical Humanism, Black/Asian Studies in the 21st
Century, and Economic Empowerment and Community Health and Well-Being. Established and emerging academic scholars,
independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and community participants
are encouraged to submit proposals.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: DECEMBER
15, 2005
*Electronic
submissions preferred.
Each session will
last 60 minutes. A 250-word abstract and
a two-page c.v. for each presenter/panelist should be
submitted via email to: african.diaspora@csuohio.edu
or mailed to:
Dr. Regennia N.
Williams, Program Chair and Conference Director
Cleveland
State University
Department of History
2121
Euclid Avenue, RT 1915
Cleveland,
Ohio 44115
For more
information, call:
(216) 523-7182
PRIMARY SPONSORS (AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2005):
THE GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF AFRICANA STUDIES, THE CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY BLACK
STUDIES PROGRAM,
THE CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY