4th International Conference on Slave Narratives

LOCATION: Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, USA

EVENT BEGINS: October 8, 2008

EVENT ENDS: October 10, 2008

REGISTRATION: $150.00

LANGUAGE: English

ORGANIZER: Wilberforce University, Dr. Muriel Brailey

IMPORTANT DATES:

Last Day of Submission of Abstract: July 3, 2008
Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: August 22, 2008
Confirmation of Attendance: September 2, 2008

CALL FOR PAPER DETAILS

Scope

“Hands Don’t Just Rock the Cradle: Women’s Stories”

The conference will address the status and role of women from the era of Slavery in the Americas ( United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean) to the contemporary world. While on focus is slavery, topics and papers are not limited to slavery in Americas. Invited are academics, teachers, graduate students, researchers, and anyone involved in the roles, contributions, and the plight of woman globally. Of particular interest is that of women in the contemporary abolition movement.

Specifications

Proposals should not exceed 300 words from papers lasting 20 minutes. Please send your proposal and a brief curriculum vitae by due date to an e-mail as per contact/submission address. Final papers should follow MLA or APA format, and may be submitted CD of DVD and follow MS Word Format.

Topics

• Oral herstories
• Contemporary Abolition Movement
• The Underground Railroad
• Religion and Gender: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
• Neo-Narratives
• Indigenous People and Slavery
• Pedagogy and the classroom
• The Visual Arts
• Migration, Migrants, and Borders
• Sexuality, Gender, and Economics
• Slavery in Europe and Americas
• Canon formation and slavery
• Music: foams, genre, and protest-from Africa to Hip-Hop
• The politics of gender, class, and race
• Intersections: gender, class, culture
• Women’s clubs, organizations

Topics Continued

• Sea Islands – Gullah and Geechee
• Crossing Race and class lines
• Women and healing, health, holistic and folk medicine
• Woman and U.S. Civil Rights Movement
• Colorism
• Human trafficking and Slavery in Europe
• Genealogy
• Myth and Ritual
• Expatriates

Contact Info and Address for Abstracts

Dr. Muriel W. Brailey
Wilberforce University
P.O. Box 1001
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384-1001
USA

Tel: (937) 708-5642
Fax: (937) 708-5643
mbrailey@wilberforce.edu

Additional Information

The organizations invite submission for panel discussion in any areas in interest in list of topics, or in other relevant areas. The conference will embrace literature, music, visual are, as will are critical analyses and interpretations of literary, philosophical, historical, and other types of texts and media.

The conference is being held at the first Historically Black institution of higher learning founded, owned and operated by African Americans. Rare and valuable materials in the university special collections and archives will be available for researchers by appointment. Located at the terminus of the Underground Railroad, tours will be available in addition to the conference tour.