MAAAS invites you to submit your presentation
proposal (individual or panel) for our 2008
annual conference. Submission Deadline is August
1, 2008.

Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Professor Toyin Falola, Frances Higginbotham
Nalle Centennial Professorship in History
University of Texas - Austin

Conference Theme Statement: African societies and
nations have experienced various events, both
historical and contemporary, that have created
common ground across cultures and geo-political
boundaries.  The Mid-American Alliance for
African Studies has chosen to explore the causes
and consequences of ties that bind throughout
Africa in its 2008 meeting in St Louis, Missouri.
What are the issues, commonalities, conditions
that unite people across culture, nationality,
religion, language, etc. within the African
context? How have these ties been used to effect
change within and outside the continent? Scholars
and practitioners from all disciplines are
invited to share their ideas and projects related
to "Ties that Bind: Uniting Africans" in a
collegial setting.  Possible themes include the
following, although other topics are welcomed:

… Roots and results of African unity organizations
… The African Diaspora: Connections
… Economic Regional movements and organizations
… Women's organizations and movements for unity
… Education's role in uniting Africa
… Cross-cultural collaborations and organizations
… Artistic representation of African unity
… African social and political organizations to unite
… Religious movements that unite

Please submit your abstract of 250 words or less to:

Jamaine Abidogun MAAAS 2008
President, MAAAS 2007-08
History Department
Missouri State University
901 South National
Springfield, MO 65897

Or e-mail: Jamaineabido...@missouristate.edu

Remember all presenters must register for the
conference; please mail the attached registration
form with payment.

Name: _____________________________________________

Institution:__________________________________________

Street address: __________________________________________

City: ___________________________ State/Country: ___________ Zip code:________

Phone: ______________  E-mail address: _____________________________

Early Conference Registration (before August 1):
_____ $30 - faculty
_____ $10 - students & independent scholars

Late Conference Registration (after August 1):
_____ $40 - faculty
_____ $20 - students and independent scholars

MAAAS membership fees:
All conference presenters and participants must
pay both MAAAS membership fees and conference
registration fees.
_____$20 - faculty
_____$10 - students & independent scholars

Total: _____

Please make all checks payable to MAAAS.  Please
send an abstract of no more than 250 words for
any presentation. Include your name, title, and
institution information on the abstract. You may
e-mail your proposal to
jamaineabido...@missouristate.edu. Please
remember presenters must pay the conference
registration fee.

All conference correspondence, including payment
of MAAAS membership and conference registration
fee, should be sent to:

Jamaine Abidogun    
MAAAS President, 2007-08
History Department
Missouri State University
901 South National
Springfield, MO 65897

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Toyin Falola
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712-0220
USA
512 475 7224
512 475 7222  (fax)
www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa