FEMRITE, the Uganda Women Writer Association, invites scholars to submit 15–20 minute presentations abstracts to its international conference. The conference will be held at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda from July 28-30, 2016.
The conference will be a platform for writers, scholars, literary critics and other interested parties to engage, rethink and propose possible new directions for African Literature, which has been defined (and undefined) by different agencies at different moments.
It has even been asserted, sometimes, that there is no such thing as African literature. Moreover, questions have been asked about women’s contribution to the African literature, the Diaspora’s influence on African literature, and the extent to which the same has been influenced by the current global trends.
FEMRITE abstracts sub-themes
Submit 200 words maximum abstracts on any of the sub-themes below:
- African Literature in Curriculum Development boardrooms
- Literature as a revolutionary tool for social justice
- Literary criticism and contemporary African Literature
- Women’s Literature and Inter-textuality
- The Interface between Writing and Feminism
- Reconstructing Womanness in the 21st Century Narratives
- Literary Prizes and Women’s Writing
- African Literature and Sexuality
- Women, Work, Writing and the marketplace
- Vulnerability and Agency in women’s narratives
All abstracts should be submitted electronically to: info.femrite@gmail.com. Applicants will be notified of abstract acceptance on April 15 2016.
Deadline for conference registration is May 31, 2016. You would have to submit your full paper by June 24, 2016.
When accepted, you will be invited to register for the conference. Registration fees for the conference: US $200 for international participants and UGX 150,000 for national participants.
Please direct any further inquiries about the conference to Beatrice Lamwaka at info.femrite@gmail.com and copy info@femriteug.org.