Hat tip: Angela Shaw Dear friends, YOUR CHANCE to help stop FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: Background: On May 26-27, the German Parliament discussed legislation codifying female genital mutilation (specifically) as a crime in Germany. The new law would facilitate the application of justice within the nation and also permit punishment if FGM is committed outside German …
Hat tip: Lorraine Spencer Scholars are invited to submit papers for the 2010 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (January 23 – 31). The festival theme is “Reflection on the Life and Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston 50 Years After Her Death.” The legacy of Zora Neale Hurston is a phenomenon that …
Hat tip: Zola Mumford Call for Submissions/Edited Collection The woman known as Sarah/Saartje Baartman, created into the infamous “Hottentot Venus,” (who was taken from South Africa, exhibited in London and Paris from 1810-1815, and her remains exhibited in Paris until her return and burial in South Africa in 2002), is the subject of contemporary, international …
Hat tip: Zola Mumford 12th International Conference of the Association Of Caribbean Women Writers And Scholars April 20-24, 2010 Louisiana State University Lod Cook Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Deadline for Proposals: October 1, 2009 Conference theme:: Caribbean Dislocations / Caribbean Diasporas Confirmed Guest Speakers: Keynote: Lorna Goodison Featured Writers: Mayra Santos-Febres, Lakshmi Persaud, Fabienne …
