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                             Call for Papers
                      African Studies Association

         Submitted by:  Brian Murphy <bmmurphy@comm.umass.edu>


             AFRICA, ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA

                          1997 Annual Meeting

                     November 12 - 15, Columbus Ohio

The Electronic Technology Group of the African Studies Association
(ETG/ASA) is interested in receiving papers for presentation at its two
sponsored-panels occurring within the ASA's Annual Conference.

The Group is interested in RESEARCH and REPORTS ON APPLICATIONS
regarding
the convergence of information technologies as they relate to AFRICA,
AFRICA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS, and the practices of AFRICANISTS.

Convergent technologies include, but are not limited to, computer
networks, CD-ROMS, satellites, radio, television, video, and
telephone/telecommunications.

Papers need not be limited to traditional Communication or Information
Technology Studies paradigms. Papers that knowledgeably use these
paradigms including, but not limited to, Cultural Studies, Education,
History, Journalism Studies, Political Economy/Political Science,
Psychology, and Sociology are welcome.

The ETG is particularly interested in papers that position Africa and
Africanists in the following themes for the 1997 Meeting:

    * Do systems of interactive/media technology provide greater
autonomy
or empower Africanists and students of Africa around the world?

    * What roles are assumed by the private sector, governments and
non-governmental organisations for the provision of electronic
technology
supporting interaction, research, and teaching?


    * In the different cultural contexts of Africa, what are the
ethical,
policy, planning, implementation and evaluation issues at stake in
electronic technology development?

    * Which applications/delivery technologies are appropriate and
supportable for Africanists and within current African contexts?


                 INITIAL PROPOSALS (One Page Abstracts)
                        Expressions of Interest

                PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 10

                         By Electronic Mail to

         ETG Chair: Ali Ali-Dinar (aadinar@mail.sas.upenn.edu)

                                   OR

         ETG Deputy Chair: Brian Martin Murphy (bmmurphy@comm.umass.edu)


** Check the ASA Guidelines @:
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ASA/ASA97.html>

** More information about the ETG (Mission, Activities, etc) is
available
from this url:

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ASA/menu_ASA.html

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