[Foundation-l] Re: Media in Africa conference

[Cormac Lawler]

> Cormac Lawler wrote:
> > Dear all, I'm passing along details of a conference in London next
> > March on "The media and social change in Africa" (details below).

Myself (User:Cormaggio) and Kasper (User:Guaka) are interested in
collaborating on a paper. I've added initial details at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Media_in_Africa_conference_paper -
please add topics or ideas, or even some content..

Cormac


> >
> > I wonder if any Wikimedian(s) would like to participate in this
> > conference. I haven't followed many African projects but a quick flick
> > through Swahili (:sw) and Bambara (:bm) Wikipedias' Recent Changes
> > show some activity.
> >
> > Cormac
> >
> >
> >
> >>CAMRI Africa Media Series: 2006
> >>The Media and Social Change in Africa Conference,
> >>25th March 2006, 9am-5pm, University of Westminster, London, UK
> >>
> >>This is a 1st Call for Papers for a one-day CAMRI Africa Media Conference
> >>on 'The Media and Social Change in Africa'. In what ways are the media
> >>changing Africa? What role do the media have in a changing Africa? In
> >>countries from Egypt to South Africa, Kenya to Zimbabwe, Cameroon to
> >>Nigeria, Rwanda to Morocco, the 'media', defined as widely as possible,
> >>mediate old and new African social realities. Processes of mediation
> >>elicit reactions and patterns of change in Africa and, more importantly,
> >>in the media sectors. The shift from pre-colonial, colonial to
> >>post-colonial social formations has been reflected and affected by changes
> >>in media and communication. The media have been harbingers of African
> >>social change and are strongly implicated in the change processes taking
> >>place in Africa. Traditional and modern communication patterns are
> >>increasingly overlapping with mass mediation. Africa now has different
> >>kinds of media serving many kinds of purposes. Individual papers may,
> >>amongst other topics, focus on the:
> >>
> >>·                     Media's Role in Pre-Colonial, Colonial and
> >>Post-Colonial Africa
> >>·                     Media and Modernisation in Africa
> >>·                     Changing Media Institutions and Production cultures
> >>·                     Social Cultural Changes, Continuity and the Mass Media
> >>·                     Media and Changing Individual, Local and National
> >>Contexts
> >>·                     Changing Media and Changing African Lifestyles
> >>
> >>Papers are invited on Media and Change in Africa. The deadline for
> >>abstracts is 15th February 2006. Those whose papers are accepted will be
> >>notified by 28th February 2006. Completed papers (not more than 6000
> >>words) must be e-mailed to us not later than 15th March 2006. Send
> >>200-word abstracts to Winston Mano at:
> >><mailto:manow at wmin.ac.uk>manow at wmin.ac.uk
> >>
> >>Fees:
> >>Unwaged/Students:                 £10
> >>Non-Students:                         £20
> >>Fees cover registration, conference pack, lunch, coffee and tea.
> >>
> >>Contact Persons:
> >>Dr Winston Mano
> >>Africa Media Series
> >>Communication and Media Research Center (CAMRI)
> >>University of Westminster, Harrow Campus
> >>Watford Road, HA1 3TP, UK
> >>Phone: 0044 (0) 2079115000 Ext. 4427
> >>Email: manow at wmin.ac.uk
> >>___________________________________
>
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