CONF: Symposium in Africana Cultural Philosophy: Recent Work of Africana Scholars in Florida and Beyond
Stephen Clark
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:18:53 -0500
From: Bruce Janz <ja...@mail.ucf.edu>
Reply-To: Bruce Janz <ja...@mail.ucf.edu>
Subject: CONF: Symposium in Africana Cultural Philosophy: Recent Work of
Africana Scholars in Florida and Beyond
To: PHIL...@louisiana.edu
Symposium in Africana Cultural Philosophy: Recent Work of Africana Scholars in
Florida and Beyond
University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida
Saturday February 26, 9-5, Visual Arts Building Gallery
This symposium will convene scholars in Central Florida who work on Africana
philosophical and cultural themes. It will be a chance for people to discuss
their recent work. There is no specific theme for the meeting.
Featured Speakers
* Emmanuel Eze, author of the books Race and the Enlightenment, and Achieving
Our Humanity and founding editor of the journal Philosophia Africana.
* Nkiru Nzegwu, the chair of the Africana Studies Department at SUNY Binghamton,
founding chair of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies,
active curator, and scholar of Africana feminism and aesthetics.
* Robin Poyner, art historian at University of Florida, co-author of A History
of Art in Africa.
* Kwasi Wiredu, Distinguished University Professor and African philosopher from
USF and author of the books Philosophy and African Culture, Cultural Universals
and Particulars, and the Blackwell Companion to African Philosophy.
UCF Participants
* Bruce Janz (Philosophy)
* Jay van Hook (Philosophy)
* J. L. Vest (Philosophy)
* Kurt Young (African American Studies)
* Jody Cutler (Art)
* Fon Gordon (History)
* Ezekiel Walker (History)
* Vibert White (History)
Sponsored by:
* UCF Department of Philosophy
* UCF African-American Studies Program
* UCF Office of Diversity Initiatives
For more information, contact:
Bruce B. Janz
Department of Philosophy
University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32816-1352
TEL: 407-823-5408
DEPT: 407-823-2273
FAX: 407-823-6658
email: ja...@mail.ucf.edu
WWW: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb
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Stephen Clark
Dept of Philosophy
University of Liverpool
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