JMU - Cross Disciplinary Studies

Dr. A.J. Morey
Associate Vice Provost
Julie Caran, M.A.

Curriculum Support Technician

caranjg@jmu.edu
Cross Disciplinary Studies
MSC 1206
Moody Hall, Room 102
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Ph. 540-568-7998
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Africana Studies Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, 2009

"AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"

James Madison University, October 9th, 2009.
Godwin Hall, Room 344

8.40 A.M.
SYMPOSIUM OPENING AND WELCOME
Dr. David Owusu-Ansah, James Madison University

9.00 A.M. - 10.15 A.M.
ENVIRONMENT
Moderator: Dr. Howard M. Gelfand

Dr. Jennifer Coffman, James Madison University
The Political Ecology of Climate Change: Kenya, Drought, Governance, and Higher Education

Prof. S. Njuguna, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya
Impact of MAU Deforestation on Rift Valley Lakes in Kenya

Caroline Gitau, Kenyatta University, Nairobi
Kenya Ecotourism Development in the Mt. Kenya Region

Prof. R. M. Muasya, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya
Kenyatta University Higher Education Internationalization Program for Now and the Future

10.30 A.M. - 11.45 A.M.
JUSTICE / GOVERNANCE
Moderator: Dr. Nikitah Imani

Stephanie Mireku, James Madison University
The Lost Generation of Zimbabwe

Dr. Tammy Castle, James Madison University
An Examination of Nigeria and Ghana's Processing of Women in the Criminal Justice System

Dr. Patrick Dikirr, Institute of Global Cultural Studies / Binghamton University
Democratic Tyranny

Terry Beitzel, James Madison University
Justice and Peace? Questions for the ICC and Uganda, and the Future

12.00 P.M. - 1.15 P.M.
CULTURE / IDENTITY
Moderator: Dr. Scott Vollum

Michael P. Wolfe, James Madison University
Hip Hop, Youth, Non-Violent Protest and Revolution in Africa

Dr. Cheikh Thiam, Ohio State University
Memory, Truth, and Nationalism in Oral African Literature

Dr. Caroline Tushabe, University of California Riverside
Culture in Mind: Identity, Personhood & Agency in Nativist and Anti-Nativist Scholarship on Africa

Jemimah Mwakisha, Binghamton University
Transmission of Social-cultural Values: Parenting at the Crossroads in Kenya

1.30 P.M. - 2.30 P.M.
SPECIAL SESSION
Moderator: Dr. Mieka B. Polanco

Godfrey Vincent, Morgan State University / James Madison University
Two Black Communist Sisters in the Hood: A Comparative analysis of Claudia Jones and Angela Davis.

Dr. Nikitah Imani, James Madison University
Echo, Narcissus, and the Waterless Fish

2.45 P.M. - 3.45 P.M.
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Dr. Kelli Moore

Justin Broughman, James Madison University
Building from the Ground Up: Educating Africa's Youth

Dr. Barrel Gueye, East Stroudsburg University

Dr. Ibra Sene, Wooster College
A Critical Approach of the Community College Model in the Global Order: The College Universitaire Regional of Bambey (Senegal) as a Case Study

Dr. Senanu Asamoah, CNA Analysis and Solutions
The Role of Human Capital and Infrastructure Development in Mitigating Consequences from Natural Disaster Risk and Epidemics in Africa

4.00 P.M. - 5.00 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEECH: The World of African Storytelling
Professor Isidore Okpewho, State University of New York Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies, English, & Comparative Literature, Binghamton University.

FILM SESSIONS
Harrison Hall, Room 102
11.00 A.M. - 12.00 P.M.
2.00 P.M. - 3.00 P.M.
Moderator: Dr. Besi Muhonja
Kobina Aidoo's The Neo African Americans

Student Assistants:
Ashley Orsini, Foreign Languages Literatures and Cultures

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Students (Honors in the Social Sciences):
Holly Taing, Kimberly Hughes, Ashley Hogan, Katie Valliere, Shavonne Turner, Nick Branic, Kari Rotkin, Zachary Lane

Sponsored by:
Africana Studies program
Office of Cross Disciplinary Studies and Planning
Office of Diversity
Office of International Programs

Printable program (pdf)