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University of Cambridge, drp31@cam.ac.uk EXPLORING MALAWI'S PUBLICS A workshop in social sciences and humanities Chancellor College, 7 - 8 July, 2008 Monday 7 July 2008 09.00 - 09.30: Opening Session Chair: Blessings Chinsinga (University of Malawi) 09.00 -09.15: Leonard Kamwanja, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Malawi 09.15 - 09.30 Derek R. Peterson, Director, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge 09.30 - 10.30 Religion and Public Culture in Africa I Chair: Harri Englund (University of Cambridge) 09.30 - 10.00 Michael P.K. Okyerefo (University of Ghana), 'The Gospel of Public Image in Ghana' 10.00 - 10.30 Damaris Parsitau (Egerton University), 'Where the Devil Reigns Supreme': Politics, Witchcraft and Pentecostalism in Kenya's Public Culture 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee 11.00 - 13.00 Religion and Public Culture in Africa II Chair: Harri Englund (University of Cambridge) 11.00 - 11.30 Marja Hinfelaar (National Archives of Zambia), 'Towards a Biography of a Christian Nation: Christianity, Nationalism and Secularism in Northern Rhodesia during the 1950s' 11.30 - 12.00 Nicholas Kamau-Goro (Egerton University), 'African Culture and the Language of Nationalist Imagination: The Re-Appropriation of Christianity in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's The River Between and Weep Not Child' 12.00 - 12.30 Derek R. Peterson (University of Cambridge), 'Patriotism and Dissent in Colonial East Africa' 12.30 -13.00: Discussion 13.00 -14.00: Lunch 14.00 - 15.30 Religious and Linguistic Publics Chair: Nicholas Kamau-Goro (Egerton University) 14.00 - 14.30 G.L.M. Chigona (University of Malawi), 'Popular Culture and Policy-Making: A Religious Perspective' 14.30 - 15.00 Edrinnie Lora-Kayambazinthu (University of Malawi), 'The Old and New Issue Publics: Assessing and Reconfiguring Their Impact on the Malawi Language Policy Debate' 15.00 - 15.30 Discussion 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee 16.00 - 17.30 Public Policy Chair: Michael P.K. Okyerefo (University of Ghana) 16.00 - 16.30 Blessings Chinsinga (University of Malawi), 'Contesting the Technocratic Legacy of Policy Making in Malawi: The Case of the Social Protection Policy Process' 16.30 - 17.00 Happy Kayuni (University of Malawi), 'Thriving on the Edges of Chaos'?: The State of Public Policy Formulation and Implementation in Malawi's Democratic Era; The Case of Education Sector 17.00 - 17.30 Discussion Tuesday 8 July 2008 09.00 - 10.30 Visible and Invisible Publics Chair: Damaris Parsitau (Egerton University) 09.00 - 09.30 Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo (University of Malawi), 'Invisible Publics and the Legal and Policy Framework of Land Reform in Malawi: 1968 to 2008' 09.30 - 10.00 Ignasio Malizani Jimu (Mzuzu University), 'Construction and (Re)organization of the Urban Spaces: Street Vendors and the State in Malawi' 10.00 - 10.30 Discussion 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee 11.00 - 13.00 Alternative Histories, Alternative Publics Chair: Marja Hinfelaar (National Archives of Zambia) 11.00 - 11.30 Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu (University of Malawi), 'Living with the Shadow of Kamuzu: The Transition Process and Challenges of Consolidating Democracy in Malawi' 11.30 - 12.00 Christopher J. Lee (University of North Carolina), 'What Defines a 'Useable' Past Today? Practising History in Malawi along the Colonial/Post-Colonial Divide' 12.00 - 12.30 Harri Englund (University of Cambridge), 'Nkhani za m'maboma: A Deliberative Democracy?' 12.30 - 13.00 Discussion 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 15.00 Roundtable Discussion on Research Collaboration in Africa Chair: Derek R. Peterson (University of Cambridge) Wiseman C. Chirwa (University of Malawi) Marja Hinfelaar (National Archives of Zambia) Nicholas Kamau-Goro (Egerton University) Michael P.K. Okyerefo (University of Ghana) Damaris Parsitau (Egerton University) 15.00 - 16.00 Tour of the Campus This conference is part of the ongoing 'Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme'. It is supported by the Leverhulme Trust and the Isaac Newton Trust at the University of Cambridge. For further information, contact the conference organizers: Dr Harri Englund, University of Cambridge, hme25@cam.ac.uk Dr Blessings Chinsinga, Chancellor College, kchinsinga@yahoo.co.uk
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