Fw: Annual Faculty of Arts Conference

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Lawrence Olufemi Adewole
Department of African Languages and Literatures
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
cellphone: 0803-471-4476

On Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:28 PM, Faculty Conference <ifehumanities...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Colleague,

I welcome you on behalf of the Dean and Members of the Conference Planning Committee, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to 2015. May it be a year of fulfillment for us all. The purpose of this email is to inform you that the Annual Faculty of Arts Conference has been slated for the last week of March, 2015. Details can be found below:

Date: March 23rd – 26th 2015

Venue: Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Theme: The Humanities and the Challenges of Development in Africa

Sub-themes:

• African Development and the Burden of History
• Philosophy and the Challenges of Development in Africa
• Cinema and the Challenges of Development in Africa
• Contemporary African Literature and the Challenges of Development in Africa
• Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustenance in Africa
• Human Resource Development in Africa
• Political administration and Development in Africa
• Religion and the Challenges of Development in Africa
• Technology and Language Learning and Teaching in Africa
• The Place of the Performing Arts in Development
• Sports, Physical and Health Education of Development in Africa
• Gender and Development in Africa
• The Law and the Challenges of Development in Africa

Keynote Speaker

Professor Kofi Anyidoho, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Plenary Speakers

Professor M.E.M. Kolawole, Kwara State University, Malete

Prof Christopher Olubunmi Oshun, Lagos State University, Ojo

Workshop on Proposal Writing (25th March 2015)

Distinguished fellows of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will anchor a workshop on Proposal Writing. This is an interactive mentoring session designed especially for young academics. The invited facilitators and past beneficiaries of the African Humanities Program (AHP) grants will share their experiences, answer queries and give tips on how to win AHP grants and other international research awards.

 

Submission of Abstracts:

Abstracts must address any one of the subthemes, should not exceed 150 words and sent to ifehumanities...@gmail.com before 15^th February 2015. The full paper should be sent to the same address by 15 March 2015. Acceptance/invitation letters will be issued on submission of abstracts by prospective participants. You will also be furnished with details of accommodation facilities, transportation, and any other relevant information you may require.

Publication of Conference Proceedings

Well-researched and peer-reviewed papers from this conference will be published in June 2015 (three months after the conference).

Host                                           Chief Host

Prof L. O. Adewole                       Prof Bamitale Omole

Dean, Faculty of Arts                  Vice Chancellor

May I also request that you forward this email to colleagues in cognate faculties and institutions in other parts of the country and beyond.

Please find as an attachment the flyer for the conference.

I look forward to receiving your abstract very soon.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Kehinde A. Ayoola

Vice/Dean, Chairman

Faculty Conference Planning Committee

Faculty of Arts

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Nigeria