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<ldjones@rci.rutgers.edu> CFP: ASA Annual Meeting: Arts Proposals are now being accepted for the 45th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA), "Africa in the Information and Technology Age," which is December 5-8, 2002, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. There is a sub-theme entitled "Presentation and Representation: African Fine, Performance, and Visual Arts in the New Information Age." Proposals are due FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002. B. Presentation and Representation: African Fine, Performance, and Visual Arts in the New Information Age. Innovations in technology, whether developed locally or imported from elsewhere have affected the creation of African art in all media throughout history. The current preoccupation with Information Technology in its many manifestations is only the most recent of a continuous stream of changes and innovations to affect the arts. It is perhaps distinguished from earlier technological revolutions in Africa by its rapid pace and its global reach. Indeed, one of the most prominent features of the current technology age is the possibility for nearly instantaneous connection with others both near and far. While this can promote greater accessibility and wider visibility for artists and observers with access to equipment and knowledge, it can also lead to homogenization, marginalization, and exclusion. We welcome panels that explore technology and the arts throughout time and from all points of view. What local and imported technologies have affected the arts of Africa? What factors have fostered or inhibited the adoption of new artistic technologies in Africa? What are the ethical, political, social, and economic dimensions of technology as it affects the arts? What are the roles of gender, class, ethnicity or other social constructs as they relate to technology and the arts? In the contemporary period, how has technology affected the relationship between African artists and their counterparts elsewhere, and between African artists on the continent and overseas? How has technology been approached in African art historical studies? Interdisciplinary panels are strongly encouraged, as are those that explore the impact of all forms of technology past and present on the arts in the African diaspora. Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Art Institute of Chicago, and Kate Ezra, Columbia College Chicago, are the chairs for this sub-theme. Please submit all proposals to the ASA office directly. Please visit the ASA web site (http://www.africanstudies.org/) for: Call for Papers Conference Theme Statement and Sub-Themes Panel and Roundtable Proposal Forms Membership and Pre-registration Forms Proposals and accompanying membership and pre-registration fees are due in the ASA office by FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002.
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