From: "nouri gana" <nourig-AT-hotmail.com> Subject: vuesdafrique Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 17:34:54 +0000 For those who are living in Montr้al, and I know there are quite a few on this list, you might be interested in seeing one or two movies coming from Africa. It is certainly something different from what is presented in Paramount; trust me on this. Here is an attachment to the website: http://www.vuesdafrique.org/2003/ All the best, Nouri GANA "The Opposite of seeing what is right is not error or deception but blindness"H-G Gadamer >From: Suha Kudsieh <suhak-AT-canada.com> >Reply-To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu >To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu >Subject: Reminder: CFP Empire Resurrected >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 08:09:13 -0700 (PDT) > >Hello to all, > >I am resending this CFP as a reminder. The deadline for >submitting abstracts is tomorrow. Let me know if you >have any questions. > >Suha Kudsieh >suhak-AT-canada.com >--------------------- > >CFP: Empire Resurrected (Politics of >Postcoloniality/McMaster/24 Oct.) >Location: Ontario, Canada >Call for Papers Deadline: 2003-05-01 > > >THE POLITICS OF POSTCOLONIALITY: CONTEXTS AND CONFLICTS >To be held at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, >Canada) on 24 October 2003 > >Call for Papers for a Proposed Roundtable Discussion: > >Empire Resurrected: (Un)Building Imperial Colonies in >the 21st Century > >One aspect of the development of Post/Colonial Theory >is that it relies on analyzing past events, on what >took place but not on what might take place. The >proposed roundtable discussion will examine the role of >Post/Colonial Theory in the 21st century, and how the >possibility of having the Empire Resurrected may >transform it. > >Some of the themes that can be dealt with during this >session are: > >* What are the chances of establishing direct >colonialism again in the 21st century? Why did old >empires give up their old colonies in favor of indirect >colonialism? What are the conditions that would make >them revert back to direct colonialism? > >* How can Postcolonial theory respond/react to such a >possibility? What would be its role? > >* What are the circumstances >(economical/political/cultural/social) that would >facilitate the resurrection of direct >colonialism/empire? What are the circumstance that >might impede such a dramatic switch? > >* What are the (dis)advantages of going from indirect >to direct colonialism? How would this impact >globalization and local nationalism? > >* How can new colonial schemes be countered? What >should be the new mode of resistance? What is the role >of civil disobedience in this case? Is >terrorism/radical resistance the new mode for >countering the new empire? What are the viable modes of >resistance? > >Please send a detailed abstract (between 300- 500 >words) with a short bibliography (150-300 words) via >email to the contact below by May 1, 2003. > >Senders of accepted abstracts will be notified after >May 25, 2003. > >Conference papers (11-13 pages) will be circulated >among notified participants by Tuesday Sept. 30, 2003. > >The roundtable discussion will comprise of 4-8 >participants whose abstracts have been accepted and who >come from different disciplines (Political Science, >Economics, History, Humanities, Theory,Cultural Studies >and so on). Conference papers (12-14 pages) will be >circulated among notified participants by Tuesday Sept. >30, 2003. All participants will read the papers in >advance and prepare helpful feedback/suggestions/ >questions. During the conference, each participant will >provide a 5-7 minute statement (5 pages) about their >topic. This will be followed by a larger discussion. > >Minutes will be taken and conclusions/final remarks >will be distributed among participants and among >interested members of the audience. Hopefully, this >roundtable discussion will outline the new role of >Post/Colonialism in the 21st century, and will evolve >into an edited collection of essays. > >If you have any questions, or need more information, >please email: > >Contact information: >Suha Kudsieh >Centre for Comparative Literature >University of Toronto >C/o: Isabel Bader Theatre, 3rd Floor >93 Charles Street West >Toronto, Ontario, Canada >M5S 1K9 > >Email: suhak-AT-canada.com > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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