Re: [Foundation-l] Re: Media in Africa conference

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@wmin.ac.uk>manow@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(a)wmin.ac.uk >___________________________________