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AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION 56TH ANNUAL MEETING MOBILITY, MIGRATION AND FLOWS November 21-23, 2013 Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Jamie Monson, Macalester College Dianna Shandy, Macalester College LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Paul Landau, University of Maryland, College Park Pier Larson, Johns Hopkins University 1 ASA OFFICERS President: Abdi Samatar, University of Minnesota Vice President: James Pritchett, Michigan State University Past President: Aili Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison Treasurer: Mesfin Bezuneh, Clark Atlanta University BOARD OF DIRECTORS Victoria Bernal, University of California, Irvine Gracia Clark, Indiana University Imani Countess, Solidarity Center, Washington, DC Ali Ali-Dinar, University of Pennsylvania Sheryl McCurdy, University of Texas-Houston Muadi Mukenge, Global Fund for Women, San Francisco Fallou Ngom, Boston University Tejumola Olaniyan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ato Quayson, University of Toronto ASA SECRETARIAT Suzanne Baazet, Executive Director Funmi Vogt, Associate Director Kathryn Salucka, Executive Assistant Brandy Wakeman, Financial Manager EDITORS OF ASA PUBLICATIONS African Studies Review: Mitzi Goheen, Amherst College Elliot Fratkin, Smith College Sean Redding, Amherst College John Lemly, Mount Holyoke College Richard Waller, Bucknell University Kenneth Harrow, Michigan State University History in Africa: Jan Jansen, Institute of Cultural Anthropology Michel Doortmont, University of Groningen John Hanson, Indiana University Dmitri van den Bersselaar, University of Liverpool ASA COORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS Africa Politics Conference Group • African Studies Association Outreach Council • Africana Librarians Council • African Literature Association • Arts Council of the African Studies Association • Association of African Studies Programs • Association of Concerned African Scholars • Central African Studies Association • Congo Research Network • Ghana Studies 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Archaeologists • Title VI Africa National Resource Centers • Wales African Studies Network • West Africa Research Association 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Committee and Section Themes .............................................................4 Welcome from the Governor of Maryland .............................................................5 Proclamation from Mayor of Baltimore ...............................................................6 ASA Grupio Mobile App ...........................................................................7 Welcome from ASA President ......................................................................8-9 Welcome from Program Chairs .....................................................................10 Local Arrangements Committee Members ...........................................................11 Sponsors ........................................................................................11 ASA Presidential Fellows ..........................................................................12 Featured Events ................................................................................13-18 Book Signings ..................................................................................19-23 Special Film Screenings ..........................................................................24-25 Future Meetings ..................................................................................25 Awards and Prizes ..............................................................................26-33 Fulbright Scholars ................................................................................34 General Information ............................................................................35-36 Schedule of Events ..............................................................................37-40 How to Read the Program .........................................................................41 Coordinate Organization Sponsored Panels ........................................................42-43 Subject Index ...................................................................................44-51 Schedule of Panel and Roundtable Sessions .......................................................52-128 Index of Participants ..........................................................................129-138 2014 Call for Proposals ........................................................................139-140 African Film Viewing Booths ..................................................................141-157 Film Distributors ................................................................................158 Exhibitors ...................................................................................159-161 Advertisements ..............................................................................162-192 Hotel Floor Plans .............................................................................193-194 3 PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND SECTION THEMES PROGRAM CHAIRS Jamie Monson, Macalester College Dianna Shandy, Macalester College The panels and roundtables for this year’s program have been grouped into 18 thematic sections. This year’s sub-themes and the sub-theme chairs are as