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African Studies Association 59Th Annual Meeting AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION 59TH ANNUAL MEETING IMAGINING AFRICA AT THE CENTER: BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIP, POLICY, AND REPRESENTATION IN AFRICAN STUDIES December 1 - 3, 2016 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Benjamin N. Lawrance, Rochester Institute of Technology William G. Moseley, Macalester College LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Eve Ferguson, Library of Congress Alem Hailu, Howard University Carl LeVan, American University 1 ASA OFFICERS President: Dorothy Hodgson, Rutgers University Vice President: Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan Past President: Toyin Falola, University of Texas-Austin Treasurer: Kathleen Sheldon, University of California, Los Angeles BOARD OF DIRECTORS Aderonke Adesola Adesanya, James Madison University Ousseina Alidou, Rutgers University Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Columbia University Brenda Chalfin, University of Florida Mary Jane Deeb, Library of Congress Peter Lewis, Johns Hopkins University Peter Little, Emory University Timothy Longman, Boston University Jennifer Yanco, Boston University ASA SECRETARIAT Suzanne Baazet, Executive Director Kathryn Salucka, Program Manager Renée DeLancey, Program Manager Mark Fiala, Financial Manager Sonja Madison, Executive Assistant EDITORS OF ASA PUBLICATIONS African Studies Review: Elliot Fratkin, Smith College Sean Redding, Amherst College John Lemly, Mount Holyoke College Richard Waller, Bucknell University Kenneth Harrow, Michigan State University Cajetan Iheka, University of Alabama History in Africa: Jan Jansen, Institute of Cultural Anthropology Dmitri van den Bersselaar, University of Liverpool Michel Doortmont, University of Groningen John Hanson, Indiana University, Bloomington 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 Council • Health and Medicine Association • Igbo Studies Association • Institute for Islamic Thought in Africa • Mande Studies Association • Lusophone African Studies Organization • Nigerian Studies Association • North American Scholars on Cameroon • Outreach Council of the African Studies Association • Queer African Studies Association • Tanzania Studies Association • Uganda Studies Group • Women’s Caucus • Yoruba Studies Council of the African Studies Association • Zambezi African Studies Association ASA AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS African Association for the Study of Religion • Africa Today • Africa-America Institute • Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies • African Association of Political Science • African Literature Association • Africa Studies Association of India • Association of African Women Scholars • Eritrean Studies Association • Foundation for Contemporary Research • French Colonial Historical Society • H-Africa • H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online • Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa • Sahara Fund, Inc. • Saharan Studies Association • Senegalese Studies Group • Society of Africanist Archaeologists • Title VI Africa National Resource Centers • Wales African Studies Network • West African Research Association 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Committee and Section Themes .............................................................4 Welcome from Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC ...............................................5 Welcome from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton ...............................................6 Welcome from Congresswoman Karen Bass ..........................................................7 Welcome from ASA President .......................................................................8 Welcome from Program Chairs .....................................................................10 Welcome from Local Arrangements Committee Chairs .................................................11 Local Arrangements Committee Members ...........................................................12 Sponsors ........................................................................................14 Welcome from Howard University Provost Anthony Wutoh. .15 The ASA’s 60th Anniversary in 2017. 16 Presidential Fellows. 19 CCNY Fellows ...................................................................................21 Featured Events ..................................................................................26 AfricaNow! ......................................................................................35 Film Screenings ..................................................................................40 Future Meetings. .41 Awards and Prizes ................................................................................42 Fulbright Scholars ................................................................................51 General Information ..............................................................................53 Schedule of Events. .55 How to Read the Program .........................................................................59 Sponsored Panels: Coordinate Organizations and Local Arrangements Committee ........................60 Subject Index. 64 Schedule of Panel and Roundtable Sessions ..........................................................73 Index of Participants .............................................................................160 2017 Call for Proposals and Program Committee Listing ..............................................171 Call for Editors African Studies Review ..............................................................173 On Demand Film Library. 175 Film Distributors ................................................................................186 Exhibitors ......................................................................................187 Advertisements .................................................................................190 Hotel Floor Plans ................................................................................222 3 PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND SECTION THEMES PROGRAM CHAIRS Benjamin N. Lawrance, Rochester Institute of Technology William G. Moseley, Macalester College The panels and roundtables for this year’s program have been grouped into 17 thematic sections. This year’s sub- themes and the sub-theme chairs are as follows: 1. Music, Art, and Performance 10. Religion, Spirituality, and Folklore Barbara Hoffman, Cleveland State University Ebenezer Obadare, University of Kansas 2. Agriculture, Farming, and Food Security 11. Literature Tom Bassett, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Moradewun Adejunmobi, University of California, Davis 3. Ecology, Environment, and Conservation 12. Media and Popular Culture Maano Ramutsindela, University of Cape Town Sean Jacobs, The New School, and Africa is a Country 13. Cities, Growth, and Planning 4. Education, Labor, and Social Reform Francis Owusu, Iowa State University Peter Ojiambo, University of Kansas 14. Conflict, Violence, and Reconciliation 5. Development and Political Economy Kristin Doughty, University of Rochester Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota 15. Migrations and Mobilities 6. Health, Healing, and (Dis)ability Galya Ruffer, Northwestern University Kathryn Linn Geurts, Hamline University 16. Philosophy 7. History and Archaeology Gail Presbey, University of Detroit Mercy, and Rachel Jean-Baptiste, University of California, Davis, and Anke Graness, University of Vienna Francois G. Richard, University of Chicago 17. Special Topics 8. Rights, Politics, and Governance Benjamin N. Lawrance, Rochester Institute of Technology, Laura Seay, Colby College, and and William G. Moseley, Macalester College Kim yi Dionne, Smith College 9. Gender, Women, Sexuality, and Identity Emily Burrill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4 5 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON December 1, 2016 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest congratulations to the African Studies Association on th its 59 Annual Meeting. More than 2,000 scholars and professionals expect to attend and examine the many issues surrounding this year’s theme: Imagining December 1 – 3, 2016 Africa at the Center: Bridging Scholarship, Policy, Greetings! and Representation in African Studies. Established in 1957, the African Studies Association works to support It is my pleasure to offer greetings to all in attendance of the 59th Annual African Studies Association’s Meeting. The District of Columbia and our country are grateful to the discovery and dissemination of information on the diverse landscape you for your service and programs that benefit our communities. of Africa. Its network of scholars, teachers, activists, and policy-makers work to deepen our understanding of the continent by conducting and I applaud the African Studies Association for their commitment to providing a better understanding of Africa through academia, policy-makers, NGOs, media, publishing research, facilitating interdisciplinary exchange, and business, learned societies, and other interested communities. Your contributions are broadening professional opportunities. The organization has spent helping to build a stronger and brighter future. nearly six decades devoted to exploring the wide-ranging legacies and My best wishes for a fantastic event and continued
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