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Workshop on the 60th Anniversary of the African Union: Crossed Views.

May 30th to June 1st,  House of Africa, Office of the Historian of Havana

Objectives

At the University of Havana, from the first years of the Revolution, when in Cuba we inherited total unawareness of Africa’s problems and history, an interest in learning about this continent and its major issues arose. In 2009, after more than 40 years of teaching and studying about Africa at the University of Havana, the Cátedra Interdisciplinaria de Estudios Africanos Amílcar Cabral was created. The coordination of interdisciplinary study and research on Africa is included among its objectives. May 25th, 2023 will mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the African Union, a critical organization for the integration of that continent. Holding a workshop that allows the exchange of ideas and experiences among Cuban and foreign professors, researchers, and students dedicated to studying, teaching, and researching African matters will be of great scientific and academic value, considering that not many scientific events with Africa as their central theme are held in Cuba. The main objective of the workshop would be the presentation, analysis, and evaluation of some of the most relevant topics related to the African continent. The central theme of the workshop is regional and continental integration: challenges, limitations, and reach. Agenda 2063.

Themes

  • African political history
  • Contemporary African thought
  • Dynamics of post-colonial Africa
  • Africa in the Caribbean imagery
  • Visual expressions and tools offered to deconstruct stereotypes about Afro-descendants in Cuba

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for abstract submission and registration March 31, 2023
Notification of acceptance of papers April 5 2023
Early registration Before April 15, 2023
Deadline for Submission of full papers Before May 15, 2023
Accreditation May 29, 2023
Opening Ceremony May 29, 2023
Closing Ceremony June 2, 2023

Organizing Committee

  • President: MSc.  Yanelexy Soto Soler  ORCID:  0000-0002-4375-6348
  • MSc.  René Villaboy Zaldívar
  • MSc.  Luis Edel Abreu Veranes  ORCID:  0000-0003-3460-7727
  • Lic.  Bárbara Beatriz Menocal
  • MSc.  Meylín Suárez Álvarez

Scientific Comittee

  • President: PhD.  Reinaldo Sánchez Porro
  • PhD.  Ernel González Mastrapa
  • PhD.  Sergio Guerra Vilaboy
  • PhD.  María Elena Álvarez Acosta
  • PhD.  Lázara Menéndez Vázquez
  • PhD.  Josefina Castro Alegret
  • PhD.  Embajador Lucas Domingo Hernández Polledo

Coordinate:  Almíl­car Cabral Interdisciplinary Department of African Studies, School of Philosophy, History, and Sociology, UH

    Contact:  MSc. Yanelexy Soto Soler    Email:  +53 54973610    Faculty:  Faculty of Philosophy, History and Sociology, UH

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