[Foundation-l] Media in Africa conference

[Cormac Lawler]

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

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
>___________________________________