54th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (Washington DC, Nov. 2011)
54th Annual Meeting
November 17-19, 2011
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington DC, USA
« 50 Years of African Liberation »
Program Committee Chair: Carol Thompson (Northern Arizona University)
Local Arrangements Committee: Peter Lewis (Johns Hopkins – SAIS), Carl LeVan (American University) and Stephen Ndegwa (World Bank)
As you may know, the ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world. With an average attendance of 1,400 scholars and professionals, the conference offers more than 200 panels and roundtables, scholarly and professional plenary and institutional events, awards and prizes, as well as discussion groups, an international exhibit hall, and an on-demand film to appreciate the teaching, research, and professional results of Africanist scholars and that of their colleagues. The Annual Meeting is held in cooperation with major colleges, universities and museums in different regions of North America and attracts participants from North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Program Theme: 50 Years of African Liberation
The period 1960-1961 marked a watershed in Africa, as the largest number of countries gained independence. These transformations signaled the beginning of five decades of struggle for democracy and development. There is much to celebrate: Today, Africa has the highest number of democracies since 1960; institutionalized apartheid has been eliminated in southern Africa; and women are emerging as political actors. There is much that we can learn from Africa’s experiences. At the same time, the fifty year mark provides us with an opportunity to reflect critically on the complex ways that history has unfolded on the continent. We invite proposals to the 54th ASA Annual Meeting to reflect on the many achievements, challenges and disappointments the past five decades have heralded.
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC 20008 US
Tel: 202-328-2000
Fax: 202-234-0015
Room Rates – Standard Single/Double: $200.00**
Room Reservations: 800-228-9290
** Sleeping room rate cut-off deadline is October 15, 2011. The ASA Room Reservation website will be available in the early spring. Please check back for complete details.
STA Travel
800-495-5832 Domestic
480-295-0544 International
The African Studies Association’s official travel partner for the annual meeting in Washington, DC is STA Travel. STA Travel is a global travel specialist with over 30 years of experience specializing in the educational travel market. We are excited to announce that STA has negotiated on our behalf a special discount of 5% off of airfare to Washington for the conference on both American Airlines and United Airlines. The special discounts are only available for ASA conference attendees and can only be booked by calling STA Travel at 800-495-5832 or 480-295-0544. Additionally, requests can also be emailed to STA Travel by sending your request to corporatetravel@statravel.com.
Questions?
Please contact Annual Meeting Services at kimme.carlos@africanstudies.org or by telephone at 848-445-8173 x5.
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