Elite Formation, Consumption and Urban Spaces (Tagung)

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Elite Formation, Consumption and Urban Spaces (Tagung)

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26. - 27.11.10

Ort

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, International Research Centre "Work and Human Life Cycle in Global History", Georgenstrasse 23, 10117 Berlin

Please note that the call for papers has ended on 7th July 2010.

We welcome contributions from scholars of all disciplines working on late colonial and postcolonial Africa. Possible topics include:

• Consumer behavior  and politics of consumption in (post-)colonial settings
• Advertising and marketing in African societies
• Press and (popular) media: newspapers, magazines, radio, cinema
• New elites: cultures, discourses, places of sociability and social life; construction of gender roles, identity formation and visions of life
• Urban places/spaces of public life and emerging urban popular culture: associations, leisure activities, clubs, cinema, sports

The conference takes the form of an extensive discussion based on papers which will be sent by the organizers to all participants beforehand. The speakers – organized in panels – will present their paper’s central points in a 10-minutes lecture followed up by a commentary and a discussion.

We invite scholars interested in presenting a paper at the conference to send a 300-word abstract and a short biographical sketch to
african.modernity@sfb-repraesentationen.de by 7th July 2010.

Papers for the presentation must be submitted to the same email address by 31st October 2010.

The conference will be held in English.

There are funds available to cover transport and accommodation for most participants. We seek to secure additional funding.

Contact information:

Regina Finsterhölzl / Daniel Tödt
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sonderforschungsbereich 640 / Teilprojekt B2
Unter den Linden 6
D-10099 Berlin
Deutschland

regina.finsterhoelzl@staff.hu-berlin.de
daniel.toedt@staff.hu-berlin.de

Tel: +49-(0)30-2093-4984
Fax: +49-(0)30-2093-4893