Abstract

This course aims at giving visibility to the heterogeneities of a continent which is defined by the Northern imperialism, and the science at its service, as a single entity - The Africa - or, during the postcolonial period, is mapped, still according to the corresponding ex-colonizing powers, under the rhetoric of "shared" languages and cultures - Lusophony, Francophony, Anglophony.

This course will consist on a several seminars about different subjects - from anthropology to literature and theatre, through politics, religion and Diaspora - focused, exclusively, on some aspects of Other Africas than the "Lusophone" one (mostly contemplated by the scientific research within the Portuguese context).

As such, we will attempt, in a transdisciplinary way, not only discuss distinct perspectives on the Africas, but also bring to the debate the epistemological sectioning (still dominant) of African studies according to areas of neo-colonial influence and the potential essentialist distortions that they may produce.

Program

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Morning:

10.00: Opening

10.30: Clemens Zobel  (CES) – Anthropology and the emergence of Africa: science(s) and place(s) between colonization and decolonization

12.30: lunch

14.15: Albert Farré Ventura (Centre for African Studies / ISCTE) – The State and traditional authorities: an overview of the weaknesses and conflicting political agendas

16.00: coffee break

16.30: Mallé Kassé (Cheikh Anta Diop University - Dakar) – Islam and Politics in Senegal

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

9.30: Catarina Martins (CES / FLUC) – “La Noire de…” has a name and a voice. The narrative of Africa's Anglophone and Francophone women beyond Mother Africa, anticolonial nationalisms and other occupations

11.15: coffee break

11.30: Fabrice Schurmanns (CES Doctoral Student - Post-Colonialisms and Global Citizenship) – The tragedy of the postcolonial State

13.30: lunch

15:00: Mamadou Ba (SOS / Racismo) – African immigration in Portugal beyond Lusophony - Where do the other Africas fit?

17.00: Conclusions

Working Language: Portuguese

Number of participants (max): 30

Registration:

General public: 40 Euros

Students: 20 Euros

Online registration

Deadline for registration:  March 9th, 2011