Conference Announcement And Call For Papers
State University Of Bahia, Salvador Bahia, Brazil
Abstracts to be received no later than 15th June, 2011

Conference takes place from November 8 to 10, 2011
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Evidence to Guide Research Intervention and Public Policy

Harlem Hospital Center, 2nd Floor Auditorium
506 Lenox Avenue (Malcolm X Boulevard) at 135th Street
Wednesday April 27, 2011
09:00 AM to 05:30 PM

New York University’s Faculty of Arts and Science is seeking a talented Career Services Specialist for the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. In collaboration with the Associate Director, this individual will guide, advise, and support the Institute’s students and alumni through career planning, decision making, and internship/ job searching processes – with a focus on print and online journalism. Assist students in analyzing their interests and skills and developing career goals. Assist with career programs including planning, marketing and implementation and gathering data to analyze program effectiveness.
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“AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA”
The conference will bring together philosophers from throughout Africa, the African diaspora, and the Americas (Latin America, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, United States) to address contemporary challenges, especially the meaning community, liberation, health, and ideals of the beautiful.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, USA
18-20 April 2011

Defining and Distributing the Black Image in the Era of Globalization.
Friday, April 8, 2011 – 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 2011 – 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Theresa Long Community and Student Center
Arnold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

The Department of Historical Studies at the University of Johannesburg is currently running a three-year funded research project in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. The project is interdisciplinary and spans a number of different fields including history, development studies, sociology, anthropology, human geography, etc.
Postdoctoral fellowship, doctoral bursary and MA bursaries available.

The Global Africa Project is billed as an unprecedented exhibition exploring the broad spectrum of contemporary African art, design, and craft worldwide.
It premiers at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) through May 15, 2011. The exhibition features over 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States and the Caribbean. An eclectic mixture of works has something for everyone interested in design, from car culture enthusiasts to clothing designers to furniture crafters.

This post is the fifth one in a series titled African Democracy that deals with the issues related to democratization process in Africa in the contexts of its historic and contemporary local realities.

This post is the fourth one in a series titled African Democracy that deals with the issues related to democratization process in Africa in the contexts of its historic and contemporary local realities. The general presumption of the series is that immense complexities Africa represents are not necessarily suitable for a direct adaptation of an “American version of Democracy” and that the task of democratization of Africa may require a paradigm shift in defining what is truly involved in building a system that is socially, politically, economically and ecologically just but also feasibly implementable in Africa by peaceful means.

This post is the third one in a series titled African Democracy that deals with the issues related to democratization process in Africa in the contexts of its historic and contemporary local realities. The general presumption of the series is that immense complexities Africa represents are not necessarily suitable for a direct adaptation of an “American version of Democracy” and that the task of democratization of Africa may require a paradigm shift in defining what is truly involved in building a system that is socially, politically, economically and ecologically just but also feasibly implementable in Africa by peaceful means.