#321: African Diapora Conference in Cuba, July 2000 (fwd)

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

From: Gina Ulysse <gulysse@abacus.bates.edu>
From:   Jonathan Watts, Eleggua Project
        <cancuba@pathway1.pathcom.com>


      *********CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELLISTS*********
      Deadline for submissions December 15, 1999

           INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ENCOUNTER IN CUBA
    HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
                 JULY 23 - JULY 30, 2000

       Havana, Matanzas and  Santiago  de Cuba - CUBA


In Cuba today believers of various religious traditions including
Santeria, Palo Monte, Spiritism and Vodou incorporate expressions of these
belief systems into everyday life, art and music.

This multi disciplinary international encounter will provide the
opportunity for scholarly exchange concerning the African Diaspora.  It
will gather local and international scholars as well as community
representatives.  Workshop and seminar topics will explore such areas as:
History, Folklore, Medicine, Language, Biological Variation, Archaeology,
Religion and National Culture, Music, Dance and the Visual arts.=20
Community representatives will share their knowledge and host visits
guiding conference participants in an exploration of their diverse
cultural heritages.

Speakers, panelists, and organized sessions are welcomed for all topics.
Papers should be 15 minutes in length.  Organized sessions are limited to
2 hours (including 1/2 hour for discussion).  Please submit abstracts for
papers and organized sessions by December 15, 1999


SCHEDULE and ITINERARY
Day 1   Arrive Havana

Day 2 - Work sessions and field visits Havana and Matanzas

Day 5 - Fly to Santiago de Cuba, work sessions and field visits

Day 7 -  Fly to Havana, closing activity in Havana

Day 8 -  Depart Cuba

SPONSORS:
- Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA)
- Eleggua Project / CCS&CF

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELLISTS
Deadline for submission of abstracts December 15, 1999

This International Cultural Encounter will provide the opportunity for
scholarly exchange concerning the African Diaspora. It will gather
community representatives as well as scholars.  Community representatives
will share their knowledge and host visits guiding conference participants
in an exploration of their diverse cultural heritages.

TOPICS

The Havana, Matanzas and Santiago regions have a rich grounding in
Afro-Cuban art, literature and history and belief systems.  Researchers
are invited to present papers on the range of topics, ie.

* History;
* Folklore;
* Medicine;
* Language;
* Spiritual traditions;
* Biological Variation;
* Archaeology
* National Culture
* Music and dance;
* Visual Arts.


TO SUBMIT  ABSTRACTS FOR PAPERS AND ORGANIZED SESSIONS
Dr. Janis Faye Hutchinson, President ABA
Dept. of Anthropology, University of Houston
4800 Calhoun St.   Houston, TX 77204-5882
Tel.  713-743-3785=09Fax.  713-743-4287
Email.  Jhutchinson@uh.edu

Cuban Residents Contact:
Mr. Jorge Debasa, Eleggua Project/CCS&CF
Avenida 47, No. 2833, e/ 08 y 34
Repto. Kohly, Havana, CUBA
Telefax.  (537)-24-4622 =20

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION
Conference Coordinator,  Eleggua Project
7171 Torbram Road, Suite 51
Mississauga (Toronto), ON,  CANADA  L4T 3W4
TEL: 800-818-8840=09FAX:  905-678-1421=09
E-mail:  <cancuba@pathcom.com>

ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ANTHROPOLOGISTS (ABA)

The purpose of the ABA is to:  1) make known in all forums that people
studied by anthropologists are not only objects of study but active makers
and/or participants in their own history, 2) highlight situations of
exploitation, oppression, and discrimination of which the groups studied
by anthropologists are victims, and explain the social, economic, and
other causes which engender them, and 3)  to establish firmer connections
and scholarly exchange among Black anthropologists throughout the World.
ABAbro.2000

CCS&CF IS DEDICATED TO;
LINK PEOPLE SHARING COMMON INTERESTS ~
PROJECT AN HONEST IMAGE OF EACH COUNTRY'S REALITY ~
ENCOURAGE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

CCS&CF / Eleggua Project
7171 Torbram Road, Suite 51
Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario CANADA L4T 3W4
TEL: 905-678-0426  or  1-800-818-8840
E-MAIL: cancuba@pathcom.com
URL: www.canadacuba.com